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Environment Nov 24, 2023

Top producer Ivory Coast fears for cocoa output after rains

"Thirty years I've been in cocoa—and this is the worst season yet," said Siaka Sylla as he contemplated an almost empty warehouse at his cooperative in Ivory Coast, the world's top producer of the bean.

Environment Nov 12, 2023

Start of World Cup ski season falls victim to 'heavy snowfall'

Strong winds and "heavy snowfall" on Saturday caused the delayed opening round of the men's World Cup skiing season to be cancelled at the controversial cross-border venue of Zermatt-Cervinia.

Social Sciences Nov 9, 2023

Heat, cold, pollution, noise and insects: Too many apartment blocks aren't up to the challenge

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the impacts of air quality on high-rise living. However, apartments face a range of atmospheric challenges. These include air and noise pollution, temperature and weather extremes, bushfire ...

Environment Nov 1, 2023

Storm Ciaran triggers weather alert in northwestern Europe

Much of northwestern Europe went on high alert Wednesday as a storm dubbed Ciaran threatened to bring gale-force winds and extreme rainfall to the region.

Environment Oct 25, 2023

A tale of three pollutants in Chicago: NASA-led mission looks to help by mapping air pollutants at a neighborhood scale

It was a hazy August day on Chicago's South Side, and Nedra Sims Fears was hosting a small gathering to talk about the air. Interstate-94, which bisects her Chatham neighborhood, hummed nearby.

Ecology Oct 13, 2023

Factory fishing in Antarctica for krill targets the cornerstone of a fragile ecosystem

The Antarctic Endeavour glides across the water's silky surface as dozens of fin whales spray rainbows from their blowholes into a fairy tale icescape of massive glaciers.

Earth Sciences Oct 12, 2023

Cleaner snow boosts future snowpack predictions

Less pollution settling into snow should help cut the decline of snowpack in the Northern Hemisphere later this century. Though the snowpack will still diminish due to rising temperatures, the outlook is less dire when the ...

Environment Oct 11, 2023

Hurricane Lidia leaves two dead in Mexico

Hurricane Lidia left at least two people dead in Mexico after making landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm, causing flooding, damage and blocked roads before dissipating, authorities said Wednesday.

Plants & Animals Oct 9, 2023

Colorado secures the first wolves for reintroduction from Oregon

Oregon will provide the first gray wolves for Colorado's voter-mandated reintroduction of the species, wildlife officials announced Friday after a months-long search for a state willing to provide the canine before a Dec. ...

Ecology Oct 9, 2023

The largest dam removal in history stirs hopes of restoring California tribes' way of life

At first, the dead floated downstream a few at a time. Then they came by the hundreds, and then the thousands.

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