After making landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, as a category 4 storm, Hurricane Laura continued to move northward over western Louisiana.
Eyes on the Storm: NASA Aids Disaster Response to Hurricane Laura
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Fossil Trees on Peru’s Central Andean Plateau Tell a Tale of Dramatic Environmental Change
On an expedition to the Central Andean Plateau, researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and colleagues were astounded to find a huge fossil tree buried in the cold, grassy plain.
A Climatic Crystal Ball: How Changes in Ancient Soil Microbes Could Predict the Future of the Arctic
The changing balance of microorganisms in Arctic soil due to climate change could have widespread effects, says new study.
Analysis Reveals Where Marine Heatwaves Will Intensify Fastest
Study revealed the, sometimes, stark regional variability in ocean temperature extremes much more variable than coarser global climate models.
New Framework for ‘Natural Capital Approach’ to Transform Policy Decisions
How governments and the private sector consider the natural environment when constructing policy is being transformed thanks to a new “natural capital” decision-making framework.
80 Percent of Indonesian Rainforest Vulnerable to Palm Oil Destruction is Not Protected, Research Shows
More than 80 per cent of the Indonesian rainforest, mangroves and peatlands most vulnerable to being cleared for palm oil production is completely unprotected by the country’s Forest Moratorium, according to new research.
