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U.S. Senate committee hearing considers Clark, Washoe land bills
Nevada Current via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act — commonly referred to as the Washoe County Lands...
When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate change
Science Daily· 2 days agoTwo years later, Saleska -- a University of Arizona professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology -- published surprising research that used satellite images to find that the ...
Hot summer days are here to stay. What to know as temps in Knoxville near 100 degrees
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoThere is no drought risk in Knoxville at this time. But parts of Cumberland, Morgan and Roane counties are now “abnormally dry” according to the U.
Rochester sets record-breaking overnight temperatures for two consecutive days
Gannett via AOL· 12 hours agoA review of average summer minimum, or nighttime, temperatures by Climate Central found they warmed...
Biden declares emergency in deadly New Mexico wildfires as floods threaten region
Axios· 4 hours agoPresident Biden declared a major disaster over New Mexico's deadly wildfires on Thursday, as the...
Why is Ohio's air quality bad today? Here's why the heat wave is making it worse
Gannett via AOL· 17 hours agoOzone is a gas made up of three oxygen atoms. In the upper atmosphere, ozone is good, protecting the Earth from the sun's ultraviolet rays. But at ground level, ozone is the main ingredient ...
As Michigan warms up, groups want FEMA to recognize extreme heat as 'major disaster'
Gannett via AOL· 13 hours agoThe U.S. Labor Department announced just last month, for instance, that it aims to adopt new safety...
Taliban’s opium ban imperiled by climate change as alternative crops struggle
Washington Post· 2 hours agoTwo years after the Taliban banned opium, Afghan farmers turning to alternative crops are...
Heat wave is here, and extended lack of rainfall to bring on scudded drought conditions
FOX 59 Indianapolis· 3 days agoHot and humid open to the work week and the lack of rain along with extreme heat brings ‘flash ...
Tropical Storm Alberto weakens over northeast Mexico after heavy rains killed 3
WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans· 16 hours agoThe storm was weakening rapidly over land and was downgraded to a tropical depression by the U.S....