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Environment Jan 16, 2023

Reconciling coastal protection and water management

A quiet but constant crackling is in the air. It sounds like bubbles in a fizzy drink and accompanies anyone who walks along the wooden footbridge that crosses the Langwarder Groden, between the main dyke line and the summer ...

Ecology Jan 13, 2023

How rare was the orca stranding on a Florida beach? It's the first on record

When Blair Mase arrived at the Palm Coast beach around 9 a.m. Wednesday, she was in disbelief.

Environment Jan 12, 2023

'Relentless cyclones' continue to batter US state of California

A "relentless parade of cyclones" hitting the US state of California was expected to shift farther to the north, the US National Weather Service said Thursday, as the region continued to struggle with massive floods and landslides.

Environment Jan 12, 2023

Graves sink, fisheries shrink as climate change hits Fiji

The sea has already swallowed the village graveyard in Togoru, Fiji, and long-time resident Lavenia McGoon is dreading the day it claims her house.

Environment Jan 11, 2023

Cyclone churns off California bringing yet more storm misery

An enormous cyclone gyrating off California's coast was dumping rain Wednesday, threatening further floods and landslides in the already sodden state.

Environment Jan 10, 2023

Climate attribution tools critical for understanding extreme events

A combination heat and drought event in the western U.S., simultaneous ocean and land heat waves in the northwestern region of the Pacific Ocean, a South Korean heat wave that was off the charts and wildfires in Cape Town, ...

Environment Jan 6, 2023

The Pacific Ocean's oxygen-starved 'OMZ' is growing, new research finds

Areas of low-oxygen water stretch for thousands of miles through the world's oceans. The largest of these "oxygen minimum zones" (OMZs) is found along the Pacific coast of North and South America, centered off the coast of ...

Plants & Animals Jan 4, 2023

California's endangered salmon population plummets amid new threat

They've been pushed to the brink of extinction by dams, drought, extreme heat and even the flare of wildfires, but now California's endangered winter-run Chinook salmon appear to be facing an entirely new threat—their own ...

Earth Sciences Jan 3, 2023

Was that explosion chemical or nuclear? New research makes it easier to differentiate between the two

If an underground explosion occurs anywhere in the world, there is a good chance that a seismologist can pinpoint it. However, they won't necessarily be able to tell you what kind of explosion had occurred—whether it is ...

Plants & Animals Jan 3, 2023

Disease nearly wiped out sea stars on California's Central Coast. Is the population recovering?

Crouching low among rocky tidepools nearly completely covered with sharp-shelled mussels, California State Parks interpretive manager Robyn Chase gave out a sharp cry.

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