Environment
Hurricane Idalia barrels toward Florida
Hurricane Idalia intensified to a Category 2 storm late Tuesday as it barreled toward Florida’s west coast. Reaching 110 mph...
Study finds paper and bamboo straws have more chemicals than plastic
While widely touted as more environmentally friendly, paper and bamboo straws purportedly contain chemicals more often than their plastic counterparts....
Rising sea levels may erode California beaches
According to a new report, rising sea levels could cause California’s beaches to erode by the end of the century....
Emperor penguin breeding disrupted by melting sea ice
According to new satellite imagery studied by the British Antarctic Survey, melting sea ice caused a “total breeding failure” for...
Methane-absorbing bacteria could slow global heating
According to researchers from the University of Washington, methane-absorbing bacteria may have the potential to slow the global heating rate....
Maui wildfires may have caused $6 billion in economic damage
On Tuesday, Moody’s RMS released new estimates placing the economic damage caused by August’s Maui wildfires between $4 billion to...
Maui wildfires may devastate endangered plant species
The brutal early August wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui not only caused a massive scale of damage to...
Tropical storm, earthquake hit Southern California
A double whammy of natural disasters hit Southern California on Sunday, including the area’s first tropical storm in decades. Tropical...
South-West Pacific sea levels rise beyond global average
According to the World Meteorological Organization, sea levels in the South-West pacific are rising above the global average rate. The...
Research reveals hurricane deaths are concentrated in vulnerable counties
A new study published in the Science Advances journal has revealed that the majority of U.S. hurricane deaths are concentrated in counties ranked...
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