First-time visitors to Yosemite Valley gape in awe at the sheer granite wall of El Capitan and the neatly sliced face of Half Dome, aware, perhaps vaguely, that rain and glaciers must have taken a long time to cut and sculpt that landscape. But how long?
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Cancer-Causing Benzene Leaking From California Stoves, Study Finds
Hazardous levels of benzene, a gas known to cause leukemia and other blood cancers, are leaking from gas stoves in California, a new study finds.
U.S. Winter Outlook: Warmer, drier South with ongoing La Nina
This year La Niña returns for the third consecutive winter, driving warmer-than-average temperatures for the Southwest and along the Gulf Coast and eastern seaboard, according to NOAA’s U.S.
NASA Study Finds Evidence That Fuel Regulation Reduced Air Pollution from Shipping
Ship tracks, the polluted marine clouds that trail ocean-crossing vessels, are a signature of modern trade.
Drought and Barge Backups on the Mississippi
Water levels on the Mississippi River normally decline in the fall and winter, but not by nearly as much as they did in October 2022.
Oxford-Led Study Finds Disease Outbreaks Influence the Colour of Wolves Across North America
If you were to travel from Arctic Canada and head south down the Rocky Mountains into the US towards Mexico, the further south you go, the more black wolves there are.