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HEALTH & ECOSYSTEMS ARCHIVE
Environmental Groups Sue to Block Everglades Detention Facility
The groups assert that the facility will undermine decades’ of work and billions of dollars spent restoring and protecting the Everglades’ delicate ecosystem.
Precipitation Extremes Drive Swings in Lake Tahoe’s UV Exposure
An 18-year study reveals dramatic year-to-year variations in ultraviolet radiation penetration tied to Sierra Nevada precipitation cycles.
Científicos revelan los peligros ocultos del calor y las inundaciones en Texas
Una parte más amplia del “Estado de la Estrella Solitaria” podría verse afectada por más olas de calor e inundaciones de lo que sugieren registros previos.
Surface Conditions Affect How Mosses Take to Former Well Pads in Canada’s Boreal Fens
With the help of key moss species, a new approach aims to restore the fens of the Western Boreal Plain.
Fallowed Fields Are Fueling California’s Dust Problem
New research shows that unplanted agricultural lands are behind most of the state’s anthropogenic dust events.
EPA Proposes Removal of Carbon Dioxide Limits on Power Plants
On 11 June, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to repeal federal limits on power plant carbon emissions, including a Biden-era rule requiring power plants to control 90% of their carbon pollution and a 2015 standard limiting carbon dioxide emissions from new fossil fuel-fired power plants.
Early Apes Evolved in Tropical Forests Disturbed by Fires and Volcanoes
Fossils discovered at an early Miocene site in Kenya include a new type of early ape and offer clues about the environment inhabited by human ancestors.
Algunos árboles tropicales se benefician de los rayos
Dos imágenes muestran el mismo árbol, antes (izquierda) y después (derecha) del impacto de un rayo. En la imagen de la derecha, el árbol no está cubierto de enredaderas leñosas y algunos de los árboles que lo rodean han muerto.
Charting a Path from Fire Features to Health Outcomes
A new framework aims to better equip scientists, communities, and decisionmakers to characterize data and rapidly respond to wildland-urban interface fires and their effects on public health.
Los ríos de Brasil se están infiltrando
La extracción desmedida de aguas subterráneas podría estar obligando a los ríos a infiltrar agua hacia el subsuelo, según muestra un nuevo estudio. Las regiones con actividades de irrigación intensivas son las más expuestas a este riesgo.
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