ENVIRONMENT

How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California

Powerful Santa Ana winds, near hurricane strength at times, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and pushed wildfires into several neighborhoods starting Jan....

Deadly Los Angeles wildfires threaten Hollywood

Wildfires threatened to engulf parts of Hollywood on Thursday as a growing number of blazes raged across Los Angeles, forcing tens of thousands of...

Rural communities urged to flee east Australia bushfire

Australian authorities urged people in dozens of rural communities to leave home "immediately" Thursday to escape an out-of-control bushfire tearing through a national park. About...

Advanced algorithm reduces errors in land cover classification for landslide analysis

Land use and land cover (LULC) analysis has become increasingly significant in environmental studies due to its direct impact on the environment. Changes in...

Denali Fault found to have torn apart ancient joining of two landmasses

New research shows that three sites spread along an approximately 620-mile portion of today's Denali Fault were once a smaller united geologic feature indicative...

How an iconic desert tree survives extreme heat—and the unique risk it’s facing now

New research has found that the punishing summer temperatures and persistent drought conditions in much of Arizona and the Southwest are dealing a double...

Coastal retreat in Alaska is accelerating because of compound climate impacts, researchers warn

The overlapping effects of sea level rise, permafrost thaw subsidence, and erosion may lead to land loss in Arctic coastal regions that dwarfs the...

Detailed analysis discovers the deadly combination that triggered Nepal’s catastrophic 2021 flood

In late September and early October this year, unusually heavy monsoon rains led to deadly flooding and landslides in Nepal's southern Kathmandu region. The...

Saudi Arabia bets on tech to make deserts bloom

Saudi Arabia is investing in green innovation to transform its deserts, but accusations of greenwashing highlight the challenge of turning ambitious projects into climate...

California water recycling plant gains $26 million to feed Lake Mead

Toilet water in Los Angeles will soon reduce the strain on Lake Mead, thanks in part to a $26.2 million boost that was announced...

How 70% of the Mediterranean Sea was lost 5.5 million years ago

The Mediterranean Sea dropped during the Messinian Salinity Crisis—a major geological event that transformed the Mediterranean into a gigantic salt basin between 5.97 and...

Mysterious craters exploded in Siberia’s permafrost. Scientists say they now know why

A decade ago, a mysterious crater appeared in the Russian Arctic, forming a huge jagged hole hundreds of feet wide, plunging down into an...

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