Chagos Islands: how to ensure their coral reefs aren’t damaged as they return to Mauritius
The environmental impacts of a change in management and human activity depends on what, if any, development takes place and how it is managed.
Oct. 9, 2024 • ~6 min
Why wildfires started by human activities can be more destructive and harder to contain
The US has seen huge wildfires in recent years, and 2024 is no exception. The vast majority of those that affect communities are started by human activity.
Oct. 8, 2024 • ~8 min
How Hurricane Helene became a deadly disaster across six states
Helene’s size and speed worsened everything from its storm surge to its extreme flooding in the mountains. And another hurricane was coming right on Helene’s heels.
Oct. 7, 2024 • ~9 min
Journey to a key front in climate-change fight
Amazon immersion fosters partnerships, offers students, researchers hard look at threats to economic security, environment of rainforest as Earth warms
Oct. 3, 2024 • ~24 min
A birder’s biggest enemy in rainforest: complacency
Senior integrative biology concentrator spots 121 species during research, teaching intensive in Amazon
Oct. 3, 2024 • ~7 min
Redefining the good life
Climate activist urges people to counter a culture run on fear and fossil fuel
Oct. 3, 2024 • ~7 min
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