Environment
Satellite Images Show Severity of California Drought
August 5, 2021, 12:00 pm EDT
NASA satellite images show just how much water California reservoirs have lost during the drought.
Eight Billion-Dollar Disasters Have Struck U.S. So Far This Year
August 5, 2021, 12:00 pm EDT
NOAA released its latest list of billion dollar disasters on Friday.
Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Likely to Be Average-Sized This Year
August 5, 2021, 12:00 pm EDT
NOAA predicts the oxygen-depleted zone off the Texas and Louisiana coasts will cover 4,880 square miles this year.
Cities Sizzle in Summer, but Temperature Difference Has Little to Do With Size
August 3, 2021, 12:00 pm EDT
A new study ranked America’s most intense urban heat islands, and the top 20 prove bigger doesn’t always mean hotter.
93% of Western U.S. Now in Drought; CA Driest in 126 Years
July 31, 2021, 4:33 pm EDT
Drought now covers 93 percent of the western U.S. That’s something that hasn’t happened since record-keeping began 126 years ago.
Blue-Green Algae Bloom is Fouling Waters off Florida’s Gulf Coast
July 31, 2021, 12:00 pm EDT
This particular type of algae requires iron, and it gets it from an unexpected source halfway around the world.
PG&E Will Bury 10,000 Miles of Power Lines to Fight Wildfires
July 26, 2021, 3:47 pm EDT
California’s largest energy utility company announced Wednesday that it will bury 10,000 miles of power lines to help prevent wildfires.
Mexico Renews Efforts to Protect World’s Rarest Marine Mammal
July 26, 2021, 12:01 pm EDT
The Mexican government announced new plans to protect the vaquita porpoise, the rarest marine mammal in the world, after UNESCO expressed their concern.
Aerial Photos Reveal Illegal Mining Devastation in Amazon
July 23, 2021, 12:00 pm EDT
Aerial photos show the destruction wrought by illegal gold mining in the Amazon’s protected Yanomami territory.
Seaweed May Be Solution to ‘Dead Zones,’ Study Finds
July 23, 2021, 12:00 pm EDT
A new study finds seaweed might just be the solution to dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere. Here’s how it works.
