A combination of dry vegetation, above-normal temperatures and high wind speeds will increase the risk for wildfires this week, experts say.
Wildfire Potential Continues Across State of Texas
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Global Warming on a Steady Course
CICERO scientists have now developed a new method to reduce fluctuations in calculating rate of global warming
Methane Could Be the First Detectable Indication of Life Beyond Earth
If life is abundant in the universe, atmospheric methane may be the first sign of life beyond Earth detectable by astronomers.
University of Alaska Fairbanks Students Aid Bristol Bay Communities in Coastal Erosion Research
University of Alaska Fairbanks students will return to several Bristol Bay communities this year to continue quantifying and mapping widespread coastal erosion.
Snowpack Changes How a California Volcano ‘Breathes'
Thirty years ago, on the flanks of a volcano in California’s Sierra Nevada range, trees began to die en masse, suffocated at their roots by carbon dioxide seeping up from the mountain’s depths after a swarm of small earthquakes.
European Earthworms Reduce Insect Populations in North American Forests
Earthworms introduced into northern North America have a negative impact on the insect fauna above ground.
