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Researchers discover unexpected 'biodiversity pockets' in unlikely place: 'Native species that are...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoA new study identified biodiverse pockets in an unlikely place: Los Angeles. Biologists at UCLA were...
High winds, hail possible with multiple rounds of storms in Austin through Sunday morning
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWith multiple rounds of storms forecast through Sunday morning, Austin area residents should be...
Gainesville, as an "urbanized area," has soared in population, surpassing these Georgia cities
The Times, Gainesville, Ga. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 20—Hall has Lake Lanier, pastures and mountain views. But it also has a rapidly growing urban population, defined by the federal government as a "densely settled core," stretching from ...
As the homeless crisis worsens, unhoused people in these rural areas remain 'invisible'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoRALEIGH, N.C. − A growing homeless crisis has been stretching to far-flung corners of the Tar Heel...
We created scorching 'heat islands' in East Coast cities. Now they're becoming unlivable
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThelma Mays couldn’t breathe. On a blazing summer day, she began gasping for air inside her...
Scorching concrete, lack of trees create 'heat islands' in Taunton — What's being done?
Taunton Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTAUNTON — In the dead of summer, it can be a major challenge to find relief from the sun’s scorching...
Wellington wants to annex 257 acres along Southern Boulevard, Seminole Pratt Whitney Road
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWELLINGTON — The village has taken its first steps to annex 257 acres of unincorporated land along...
Lane County, Blue River explore what it takes to make a small, rural community successful
The Register-Guard via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAbout 30 community members spent a recent evening perusing tables laid out with maps in the McKenzie...
Climate Experts Are Testing New Ways To Reach the People Most Affected by Extreme Heat
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoChildren play and cool off in the water jets in Madrid on July 14. Credit - Luis Soto—SOPA...
What are heat islands and how do they affect New Bedford and area towns?
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEW BEDFORD — Across from Serenity Gardens, Buddy Andrade sat in the shade created by the trees in...