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Wildland Fires Scorch Idaho Wilderness

On July 24, 2024, lightning ignited what became known as the Wapiti fire in central Idaho.

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Ecofriendly Glass Invented at Penn State Secures Partner for Product Development

LionGlass, a new family of glass engineered by researchers at Penn State, has secured its first corporate partner, a move toward bringing the ecofriendly alternative to standard soda lime silicate glass to market.

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Dangerous Airborne Fungus Boosted by California Droughts

Valley fever is an emerging fungal disease in the western United States that most often causes flu-like symptoms, but can also cause dangerous or even deadly complications.

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Extreme Rainfall Brings Catastrophic Flooding to the Northeast in August 2024

On Sunday August 18, 2024, a slow moving front accompanied by training storms brought extreme amounts of rain to parts of the Northeast which led to catastrophic flooding.

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Oregon State University Researcher Exploring Wastewater’s Role in Antimicrobial Resistance

An Oregon State University researcher will receive $2.35 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to explore what happens to antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their genes after they reach wastewater systems throughout the United States.

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Thousands of Jellyfish Clones are Multiplying in B.C. Lakes

An invasive, freshwater jellyfish is popping up in B.C. waters in the thousands and future sightings could increase rapidly, according to UBC research.

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Global South Cities Lack Cooling Green Spaces

Cities in the Global South are more exposed to extreme heat because they lack cooling green spaces, new research shows.

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A Series of Rare Disturbances in the Stratosphere

It’s been an unsettled winter in the atmosphere above Antarctica. 

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The Risk of Global Water Scarcity Is Greater When Accounting for the Origin of Rain

Securing the world's water supply is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Research at Stockholm University is now presenting an alternative method for quantifying the global risk of water scarcity. 

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California’s Park Fire Spread Fast and Hot

About a month after igniting on July 24, 2024, the Park fire charred nearly 670 square miles (170,00 hectares) of land in Northern California, according to a situation report from the National Interagency Fire Center. 

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