Record temperatures and dry weather in the U.K. this summer are causing exceptionally high levels of danger from extreme wildfires, according to experts.
Environment
Aug 11, 2022
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Savanna burning projects in northern Australia provide economic benefits to Indigenous communities and claim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But our research suggests smoke from these projects is harming human health.
Environment
Aug 10, 2022
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The UK's meteorological agency on Tuesday issued an "amber" warning for extreme heat while the country's biggest water provider said restrictions loom, as Britain braces for another punishing heatwave later this week.
Environment
Aug 9, 2022
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Firefighters were battling California's largest wildfire of the summer on Monday, a blaze near famed Yosemite National Park that has forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said.
Environment
Jul 25, 2022
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A heat wave broiling Europe spilled northward Monday to Britain and fueled ferocious wildfires in Spain and France, which evacuated thousands of people and scrambled water-bombing planes and firefighters to battle flames ...
Environment
Jul 13, 2022
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Portugal is bracing for a heat wave, with temperatures in some areas forecast to climb as high as 43 C (109 F) this weekend just as a severe drought grips the country.
Environment
Jul 7, 2022
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Humans have raised CO₂ levels in the atmosphere to 50% above what they were before the industrial revolution. As a result, the world has already warmed by 1.1°C over the past century and reports indicate that it could ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 1, 2022
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With the state experiencing its most severe early summer drought conditions in nearly a decade, Texans are facing a wave of especially hot and dry weather that may kick off one of the state's hottest summers on record, says ...
Environment
Jun 10, 2022
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Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to planned burns set by U.S. forest managers as preventative measures, federal investigators announced Friday.
Environment
May 28, 2022
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Think it's been unusually windy on the Front Range this spring? You're right.
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May 13, 2022
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