Several large wildfires are burning in California, where extreme (极端的) heat and dry, windy conditions are making the fires larger. Two of the three largest fires in the state's history are burning in the Northern San Francisco Bay area. Reports say more than 14,000 firefighters are maki...
California Gov. Jerry Brown has called the devastating wildfires tearing through Northern California "part of a trend —a new normal." But one climate scientists says "it's actually worse than that." "A new normal makes it sound like we've arrived in a new position and t...
Intense smoke blanketed the northeastern United States for a second day Wednesday, turning the air a yellowish gray and prompting warnings for people to stay inside and keep windows closed. The smoke is flowing from dozens of wildfires burning in several
(NEW YORK) — Wildfires burning in Canada have prompted hazardous air pollution conditions in the U.S. this week, as smoke moves South and lingers over much of the Northeast. While wildfires in California and other western states have prompted air quality warnings in the past, seeing them on...
Why some people think California’s cow manure methane plan stinks Dec. 5, 2023 In general, about 3% of the gas produced in the U.S. goes wasted into the air, compared to the Environmental Protection Agency figures of 1%, the study found. Sherwin said that’s a ...
Wildfires in Canada and Hawaii. Hurricane Hilary set to strike California. Scientists have warned about worse storms and more frequent fires for years.
FILE - A person sells face masks outside a souvenir store in New York amid smoke from wildfires in Canada on June. 7, 2023. Across the U.S., many people are living through one of the most brutal summers of their lives and reckoning with the idea that climate change is only going to...
and Malaysia. The distribution of species exposed to high rates of recent global change relative to the number of species present shows a different pattern, with the most prominent hotspots in the (sub)-tropical regions of China, the Arctic Archipelago of Canada, and northern Russia (Fig.2b)....
aWildfires are common in many places around the world, including farmland areas of Australia and forest areas or the U.S. and Canada, where the climates are sufficiently moist to allow the growth of trees, but feature extended dry, hot periods when fallen branches, leaves, and other material...
and Canada have detected the presence of small amounts of radioactivity from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident 100 miles (150 km) due west of Eureka, California. Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) found the trace amounts of telltale radioactive...