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September 20, 2018 | Diverse Forests are Stronger Against Drought
Diversity is strength, even among forests. In a paper published in Nature, researchers led by University of Utah biologist William Anderegg report... Read More
Shuddering and unable to breathe, he vomited up five plastic bags. The small pilot whale, found in a Thai canal this past June, is another symptom... Read More
Consider Roger Federer.
The world’s most dominant male tennis player provides a meaningful analogy for climate change’s destabilizing impacts,... Read More
Hurricane Florence began pummeling North Carolina with drenching rains, powerful winds, and the threat of catastrophic flooding after making landfall... Read More
Imagine a major storm hits your neighborhood and the government offers to purchase homes with “a history of flood damage.” Your basement is... Read More
It’s no secret that California and the U.S. government are singing very different tunes when it comes to climate change. The Golden State will gather... Read More
Water utilities nationwide are grappling with aging infrastructure, environmental degradation and climate change.
Existing water systems are also... Read More
Tunas, leatherback turtles, white sharks and blue whales pay no heed to geopolitical boundaries as they crisscross the Pacific Ocean in their annual... Read More
Scientists have already warned that climate change likely will impact the food we grow. From rising global temperatures to more frequent "extreme"... Read More