Events such as the deadly tornadoes that hit the U.S. midwest last weekend will become increasingly commonplace occurrences as climate change takes root, the leading U.S. emergency-management official ...
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The EPA has announced that its 20-year cleanup of a former copper mine in Strafford is coming to an end, and that it will turn over site monitoring ...
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The state of Michigan agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve wrongful termination charges brought by the single employee fired as a result of Flint’s lead-contaminated water. The agreement ...
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As summer-warmed seas nibble away at the ice’s buried edges, the sea ice floating atop the Arctic Ocean will fall to its smallest size this year in the ...
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Seeds that would otherwise be dormant will come to life thanks to a novel chemical discovered by a team led by UC Riverside. Drought perception is a skill ...
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According to two recent research, the severe, deadly wildfires that raged over southeastern Australia in late 2019 and early 2020 delivered a tremendous punch that reached far beyond ...
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Meenu Tewari was visiting a weaving company in Surat, western India, on a hot summer afternoon about a decade ago. Tewari, an urban planner, makes such visits frequently ...
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Climate change is assisting Atlantic hurricanes in packing more punch, making them rainier, strengthening them faster, and extending their duration even after landfall. However, according to a recent ...
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Climate change is not just a human issue; animals must also adapt to it. As the earth warms, some “warm-blooded” creatures are changing shape and growing larger beaks, ...
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A study led by the University of Queensland has discovered that lava samples have disclosed a new reality about the geological make-up of the Earth’s crust, which could ...
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