By the summer of 2000, 19 states across Western, Central, and Southeast United States suffered from anintense drought and heatwave that killed 140 people. The extreme dryness and heat also gave rise to the worst
Biodiversity loss is typically associated with more permanent ecological changes in ecosystems, landscapes, and the global biosphere. Natural ecological disturbances, such as wildfire, floods, and volcanic eruptions, change ecosystems drastically by eliminating local populations of some species and transforming...