Scientists have long predicted that global climate change could fuel an increase in the frequency and severity of natural disasters including hurricanes, heatwaves and cold snaps, droughts and floods and wildfires. In a paper ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2023
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Pictures of melting glaciers and stranded polar bears on shrinking sea ice in the Arctic are perhaps the most striking images that have been used to highlights the effects of global warming. However, they do not convey the ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 5, 2023
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The winter killing season for manatees along Central Florida's Atlantic coast is winding down with an astounding turn of events—a tiny fraction of the animals died compared to during the last two years.
Ecology
Mar 30, 2023
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On bright chilly mornings you can either snuggle down under the duvet or leap up and seize the day.
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2023
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A combined team of roboticists and biologists from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, in Switzerland and the University of Graz, in Austria, has developed what they describe as a robotic honeycomb to keep honeybees ...
No one really knows how much snow fell on the infamous Donner Party when the pioneers were trapped atop the Sierra Nevada for months and dozens died near Lake Tahoe in the winter of 1846-47.
Environment
Mar 21, 2023
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Mandatory water restrictions are being lifted for nearly 7 million people across Southern California following winter storms that have boosted reservoirs and eased a severe shortage that emerged during the state's driest ...
Environment
Mar 16, 2023
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Heavy rain and snow wreaked havoc across the northeastern United States Tuesday, disrupting flights and causing power outages, as extreme weather gripped both American coasts.
Environment
Mar 14, 2023
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After a parade of atmospheric river systems from late December through mid-January and a whopper of a winter storm earlier this week, California's snowpack levels have surged to near-historic highs.
Earth Sciences
Mar 6, 2023
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New Yorkers woke Tuesday to something they have barely seen this winter: snow.
Environment
Feb 28, 2023
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