A warming climate and more frequent wildfires do not necessarily mean the western United States will see the forest loss that many scientists expect. Dry forest margins may be more resilient to climate change than previously ...
Environment
Sep 22, 2020
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It began as a stunning light show on a mid-August weekend—lightning bolts crackling in the skies over Northern and Central California, touching down in grasslands and vineyards.
Environment
Sep 17, 2020
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California faces more devastation from wildfires that have ravaged the West Coast, authorities warned Wednesday, with strong winds and dry heat expected to whip up flames from dozens of blazes raging across the state.
Environment
Sep 17, 2020
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Devastating wildfires that have ravaged the US West Coast continued to rage on Wednesday as smoke from the deadly blazes spread across the country and even reached Europe.
Environment
Sep 16, 2020
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Wildfires started burning in California early again this dry season—more than two million acres have burned so far. Larger and larger wildfires are occurring as new heat records are being broken each year.
Environment
Sep 14, 2020
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Agencies that are well practiced in putting out wildfires are now learning a new skill: how to set the spark and fan the flames.
Environment
Sep 4, 2020
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A study of camera-trap data from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania found that leopard population densities in the 3.7-million-acre park are similar to those in other protected areas but vary between wet and dry seasons. ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2020
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Heavy rain in parts of Australia in recent months has raised hopes Australia's protracted drought is finally over. But determining whether a region has recovered from drought is a complex undertaking.
Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2020
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A year ago this month, the forest around the town of Novo Progresso erupted into flames—the first major blazes in the Brazilian Amazon's dry season that ultimately saw more than 100,000 fires and spurred global outrage ...
Environment
Aug 19, 2020
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Of about 3,500 mosquito species around the world, only a few have taken to specifically targeting people for biting, making them important spreaders of infectious diseases. To predict and help control the spread of those ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 23, 2020
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