Weather-related disasters have surged over the past 50 years, causing swelling economic damage even as early warning systems have meant dramatically fewer deaths, the United Nations said Monday.
Environment
May 22, 2023
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The United States is Earth's punching bag for nasty weather.
Environment
Apr 2, 2023
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Historical dredging and wetland loss in New York City's Jamaica Bay have increased high-tide flooding in the area, according to a new study.
Environment
Feb 23, 2023
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To beat the summer heat, many of us in the Southern Hemisphere are hitting the beach—and this raises our chances of encountering potentially dangerous marine life beneath the waves.
Plants & Animals
Jan 11, 2023
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Ecuador has put in place a plan to try and protect its unique wild bird species on the Galapagos islands from the H5N1 virus also rampaging through Europe and North America.
Veterinary medicine
Dec 2, 2022
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Fountains of lava up to 200 feet (60 meters) high have been fired into the air from Hawaii's Mauna Loa, geologists say, generating rivers of molten rock from the world's largest active volcano.
Environment
Nov 29, 2022
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The world's largest active volcano burst into life for the first time in 40 years, spewing lava and hot ash Monday in a spectacular display of nature's fury by Mauna Loa in Hawaii.
Environment
Nov 29, 2022
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Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, has erupted for the first time in nearly 40 years, US authorities said, spewing lava and ash Monday as emergency crews went on alert.
Environment
Nov 28, 2022
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As international climate talks in the Egyptian desert go into their final days, negotiators are trying to move key countries' lines in the sand on multiple issues, including compensation for climate disasters, phasing down ...
Environment
Nov 17, 2022
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Long before Superstorm Sandy devastated New York City and the surrounding region in 2012, scientist Klaus Jacob issued a prophetic report warning city leaders that such paralyzing flooding was imminent.
Environment
Oct 28, 2022
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