The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted a mild winter for most of the U.S. Thursday, forecasting that the drought that now covers nearly half the country will get worse, according to The New York Times. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released its winter outlook for 2020-2021 Thursday and predicted that much of the South […]
The Trump administration continued its war on appliance efficiency Wednesday with a proposal to increase the water that can flow from showerheads. The latest Department of Energy (DOE) plan follows its rollbacks on lightbulb and dishwasher standards, as well as President Donald Trump‘s repeated complaints about water-saving appliances. But consumer advocates say the changes are […]
An “explosive” wildfire ignited in Los Angeles county Wednesday, growing to 10,000 acres in a little less than three hours. The so-called Lake Fire, which prompted evacuations and road closures, is remarkable for spreading so fast so early in the fire season without strong winds to drive it. “It’s pretty explosive fire behavior,” Angeles National […]
Koala populations across parts of Australia are on track to become extinct before 2050 unless “urgent government intervention” occurs, warns a year-long inquiry into Australia’s “most loved animal.” The report published by the Parliament of New South Wales (NSW) paints a “stark and depressing snapshot” of koalas in Australia’s southeastern state. “Even before the devastating […]
Fire experts have already criticized President Trump‘s planned fireworks event for this Friday at Mt. Rushmore National Memorial as a dangerous idea. Now, it turns out the event may be socially irresponsible too as distancing guidelines and mask wearing will not be enforced at the event, according to CNN. The fireworks event at the iconic […]
Puerto Rico’s governor declared a state of emergency on Monday after a severe drought on the island left 140,000 people without access to running water, despite the necessary role that hand washing and hygiene plays in stopping the novel coronavirus, as The Independent reported. The island will start water rationing on July 2, as 26 […]
For the last decade, fireworks have been banned at Mt. Rushmore due to environmental concerns and public health concerns. President Trump, however, is not somebody who seems to care about either, so he’s planning on going ahead with his fireworks show on July 3 at the iconic site. As The Washington Post reported, the National […]
By Jacqui Stol, Annie Kelly and Suzanne Prober In box gum grassy woodlands, widely spaced eucalypts tower over carpets of wildflowers, lush native grasses and groves of flowering wattles. It’s no wonder some early landscape paintings depicting Australian farm life are inspired by this ecosystem. Jacqui Stol is a Senior Experimental Scientist, Ecologist, CSIRO Land […]
More than a third of the world’s old growth forests died between 1900 and 2015, a new study has found. In the study, published in Science Friday, nearly two dozen scientists used satellite data combined with more than 160 previous studies to show that deforestation and the climate crisis are killing off older, taller trees […]
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