Against a backdrop of long-term rises in temperature in recent decades, California has seen ever higher spikes in seasonal wildfires, and, in the last two years, a string of disastrous, record-setting blazes.
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NASA Sees Heavy Rainfall Potential in Strengthening Tropical Storm Barry
Tropical Storm Barry continued to linger in the Gulf of Mexico, generating a lot of heavy rainfall on Saturday, July 13, 2019.
Warming Climate Intensifies Summer Drought in Parts of U.S., Study Finds
Climate change is amplifying the intensity and likelihood of heatwaves during severe droughts in the southern plains and southwest United States, according to a new study by a University of Arkansas researcher.
A Study Warns the Natural River Basins Network Should Expand to Protect Biodiversity in Rivers
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla), the freshwater blenny (Salaria fluviatilis), the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera auricularia) and the pronged clubtail (Gomphus graslini) are some of the vulnerable species that are not represented enough in the biodiversity catalogue of the Natural River Basins (RNF) in Spain, according to a new article published in the journal Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems -in which researchers Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles and Núria Bonada, from the Research Group Freshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management (FEHM) of the University of Barcelona take part.
Why You Shouldn’t Kill Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spiders
When that itsy-bitsy spider climbs up the spout, resist the urge to stomp it out—even if it makes your skin crawl.
Cold Weather Increases the Risk of Fatal Opioid Overdoses, Study Finds
Cold weather snaps are followed by a marked increase in fatal opioid overdoses, a new study finds.