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Weather

New Hurricane Forecasts Could Predict Terrifying Explosive Intensification

Martin J. Kernan

Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

How Archaeological Methods Are Helping Identify Victims of the Hawaii Wildfires

Anne Stone and The Conversation US

Climate Change

There Are No U.S. ‘Climate Havens’ from Heat and Disaster Risk

Julie Arbit, Brad Bottoms, Earl Lewis and The Conversation US | Opinion

Follow a Hurricane Expert into the Heart Of the Beast

Along with an expert, we take you into some of nature's most monstrous storms.

Andrea Thompson

Weather

New Hurricane Forecasts Could Predict Terrifying Explosive Intensification

Martin J. Kernan

Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

How Archaeological Methods Are Helping Identify Victims of the Hawaii Wildfires

Anne Stone and The Conversation US

Climate Change

There Are No U.S. ‘Climate Havens’ from Heat and Disaster Risk

Julie Arbit, Brad Bottoms, Earl Lewis and The Conversation US | Opinion

Climate Change

At Debate, Republican Presidential Candidates Tout Fossil Fuels, Vow to Undo Biden’s Climate Initiatives

Scott Waldman and E&E News

Endangered Species

Endangered Species

Penguin Chicks Are Dying Off as Antarctic Sea Ice Disappears

Meghan Bartels

Climate Change

Building Codes Save Money and Lives

The Editors | Opinion

Quantum Physics

Quantum Physics

Quantum Physics Can Explain Earth’s Weather

Katie McCormick and Quanta Magazine

Climate Change

Extreme Heat Threatens Student Health in Schools without Air-Conditioning

Daniel Cusick and E&E News

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Fountains of Diamonds Erupt as Supercontinents Break Up

Researchers have discovered a pattern where diamonds spew from deep beneath Earth’s surface in huge, explosive volcanic eruptions

Stephanie Pappas and LiveScience

Renewable Energy

As Heat Waves Roast Texas, Batteries Keep Power Grid Humming

A surge in battery storage is helping Texas beat the heat without additional fossil fuels

Benjamin Storrow and E&E News

Biodiversity Flourishes in Historic Lawn Turned Wildflower Meadow

An experiment at the University of Cambridge highlights the environmental cost of a well-manicured lawn

Jesse Greenspan

Tropical Forests May Be Getting Too Hot for Photosynthesis

When trees get too hot, energy production in their leaves breaks down

Deep-Sea Mining Could Begin Soon, Regulated or Not

Mining the seafloor could boost global production of clean energy technology—and destroy the ocean in the process

Olive Heffernan

Some Surprising Places Are at Risk of Devastating Urban Wildfires like Maui’s

Hundreds of communities across the U.S.—many in unexpected places—are at risk from an urban wildfire like the one that tore through the Hawaiian town of Lahaina

Jane Braxton Little

Special Report

The Dangers of Wildfire Smoke

The Dangers of Wildfire Smoke

Climate change is making wildfires more likely and more intense, exposing more people to dangerous wildfire smoke. Scientists are continuing to learn how much damage that smoke can do to the environment and human health...

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Will the Chesapeake Bay Become a Dead Zone?

The country’s largest estuary is under critical threat from pollution and climate change. The question is: Can it be saved?

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Conservation

This Astoundingly Simple Ancient Technique Is Helping to Beat Back Drought

April 20, 2023

Climate Change

How a 'Carbon Cage' Blocks Climate Mitigation

November 18, 2022

Conservation

Detroit Has a Large Population of Ring-Necked Pheasants, and They Are Striking

October 6, 2022

Oceans

Dive into a Vanishing Invisible Forest to See What Climate Has Changed

July 20, 2022

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