Corals are starting to bleach as global ocean temperatures hit record highs
Water temperatures in the 90s off Florida in July are alarming, a NOAA coral scientist writes. Scientists in several North American countries have already spotted coral bleaching off their coasts.
July 14, 2023 • ~8 min
How climate change intensifies the water cycle, fueling extreme rainfall and flooding – the Northeast deluge was just the latest
Parts of New York’s Hudson Valley were hit with 10 inches of rain, and the mountains of Vermont – where runoff can quickly turn deadly – saw some its worst flooding since Hurricane Irene.
July 11, 2023 • ~5 min
Human exposure to wildfires has more than doubled in two decades – who is at risk might surprise you
Nearly 22 million people lived within 3 miles of a US wildfire in the past two decades. A new study tracking their locations flips the script on who is at risk.
July 3, 2023 • ~7 min
Human exposure to wildfires has more than doubled in two decades – read this if you're planning fireworks on July 4
Nearly 22 million people lived within 3 miles of a US wildfire in the past two decades. A new study tracking their locations flips the script on who is at risk.
July 3, 2023 • ~7 min
Meltwater is hydro-fracking Greenland’s ice sheet through millions of hairline cracks – destabilizing its internal structure
Glaciologists are discovering new ways surface meltwater alters the internal structure of ice sheets, and raising an alarm that sea level rise could be much more abrupt than current models forecast.
June 29, 2023 • ~11 min
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