Temperature records broken across the US as UN warns of continued climate disruption
A heat wave gripping parts of the nation added an exclamation point to a series of announcements this week about the world's warming climate.
A heat wave gripping parts of the nation added an exclamation point to a series of announcements this week about the world's warming climate.
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May 23, 2022
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Much of the western U.S. has been in the grip of an unrelenting drought since early 2020. The dryness has coincided with record-breaking wildfires, intense and long-lasting heat waves, low stream flows and dwindling water ...
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May 20, 2022
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Just over 9,900 wildfires burned about 4.3 million acres in 2020. That's more than twice the previous record of acres burned in California. Yet it is about average compared to burn rates likely experienced before Euro-American ...
Ecology
May 4, 2022
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The start of this year has been the driest in California's history. With the severe drought now in a third year, the state faces depleted reservoirs, a meager snowpack in the Sierra Nevada and a worsening water shortage on ...
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Mar 12, 2022
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The likelihood of hot, dry, windy autumn weather that can set the stage for severe fires in California and western Oregon has increased 40% due to human-caused climate change, new computer models show.
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Feb 23, 2022
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Seasonal summer rains have done little to offset drought conditions gripping the western United States, with California and Nevada seeing record July heat and moderate-to-exceptional drought according to the National Oceanic ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 9, 2021
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One of the many mysteries still surrounding COVID-19 is why some people experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, whereas others suffer life-threatening respiratory problems, vascular dysfunction and tissue damage. Now, researchers ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 10, 2021
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As oceans warm and become more acidic and oxygen-poor, Smithsonian researchers asked how marine life on a Caribbean coral reef copes with changing conditions.
Plants & Animals
Dec 10, 2020
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New University of Montana research suggests recurring continent-spanning drought patterns set the tempo for forest recovery from wildfire.
Environment
Nov 10, 2020
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As climate warming stokes longer fire seasons and more severe fires in the North American boreal forest, being able to calculate how much carbon each fire burns grows more urgent. New research led by Northern Arizona University ...
Environment
Oct 12, 2020
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