Schools in New Delhi had to close Monday after heavy monsoon rains battered the Indian capital. Landslides and flash floods killed at least 15 people over the last three days. Farther north, the overflowing Beas River swept ...
Environment
Jul 10, 2023
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As climate change warms Washington's mountain ranges, environmentalists are suing the federal government to protect one snow-loving bird of the Cascades.
Environment
Jun 27, 2023
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El Niño is officially here, and while it's still weak right now, federal forecasters expect this global disrupter of worldwide weather patterns to gradually strengthen.
Earth Sciences
Jun 12, 2023
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A Griffith-led study has found that traditional and digital social networks are key to improving community water management and sanitation in the Pacific.
Environment
May 31, 2023
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The tragic war underway in Sudan will soon start to impact neighboring countries, as refugees cross borders to flee the violence. Recurring civil conflicts have already displaced up to 3.2 million Sudanese internally. The ...
Environment
May 26, 2023
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A new analysis suggests that about one in seven households across the U.S. may face financial hardship in paying for access to water and wastewater services. Lauren Patterson and colleagues at Duke University, North Carolina, ...
Economics & Business
May 10, 2023
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A full 50% of Earth's surface must remain vegetated if humanity is to meet international goals for maintaining essentials such as food, clean water, and air, according to new research published in Conservation Biology.
Ecology
Apr 19, 2023
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California has been dealing with what the National Weather Service has called a "seemingly never ending parade" of strong storm systems that have dumped massive amounts of rain and snow on the region since late December.
Environment
Apr 18, 2023
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Undersea kelp forests generate some $500 billion in fishing revenue and other benefits while absorbing five million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year, scientists estimated in a study published Tuesday.
Ecology
Apr 18, 2023
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More than half of North America's bat species are likely to diminish significantly as climate change, disease and habitat loss take their toll, scientists warned Monday.
Ecology
Apr 17, 2023
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