The Extreme Weather Conditions That Drove the Carolina Wildfires
The wildifires in the Carolinas have followed months of whiplash weather—drought, followed by hurricane-fueled floods, and ...
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The Salton Sea is California’s most imperiled lake. Can a new conservancy save it?
A new conservancy will oversee work to improve vegetation, water quality and natural habitat in the Salton Sea. Will nearly ...
Terrestrial 'life oasis' from end-Permian mass extinction period discovered in China
A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "life oasis," for terrestrial plants ...
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China discovers terrestrial "Life oasis" from end-Permian mass extinction period
A new study reveals that a region in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or “Life oasis” for terrestrial plants ...
The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction
About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and ...
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A tale of two cities: What drove 2024’s Valencia and Porto Alegre floods?
Neither Porto Alegre, Brazil, nor Valencia, Spain, are in the news this week. But they have been before, and almost certainly ...
Carolina wildfires followed months of weather whiplash, from drought to hurricane-fueled floods and back to drought
(THE CONVERSATION) Scores of wildfires broke out across North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia in early March 2025 as strong winds, abnormally dry conditions and low humidity combined to kindle ...
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Study reveals global urban vegetation dynamics from 1990 to 2021
The findings were obtained by a research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research after a comprehensive analysis of vegetation ...