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Environmental News Network -- Know Your Environment
2020 is the worst fire year on record in the United States, with nearly 13 million acres burned, 14,000 structures destroyed and an estimated $3 billion spent on fire suppression — and counting.
Twice as much freshwater is stored offshore of Hawaii Island than was previously thought, according to a University of Hawaii study with important implications for volcanic islands around the world. An extensive reservoir of freshwater within the submarine southern flank of the Hualālai aquifer has been mapped by UH researchers with the Hawaii EPSCoR ʻIke Wai project.
The future could hold portable and wearable sensors for detecting viruses and bacteria in the surrounding environment.
Global warming already affects Siberian primrose, a plant species that is threatened in Finland and Norway.
Iron-deficiency anaemia is a major concern in low-income settings, especially for women.
Regional air–sea coupling plays a crucial role in modulating the climatology and variability of the Asian summer monsoon.
