Prescribed burning of ground-level shrubs, branches and leaves is a time-tested tool to help prevent wildland fires from getting out of control, but a team led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine suggests that the practice isn’t used frequently enough.
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Caribbean Coral Reefs Need Our Help
Vibrant coral reefs teeming with marine life are diminishing throughout the Caribbean as global temperatures rise.
Recent European Drought Was the Most Intense in At Least 250 Years
The 2018 to 2020 European drought was the worst in more than two centuries, driven in part by uncommonly high temperatures that exacerbated dry conditions across large parts of the continent, new research finds.
On the Road to Cleaner, Greener, and Faster Driving
No one likes sitting at a red light. But signalized intersections aren’t just a minor nuisance for drivers; vehicles consume fuel and emit greenhouse gases while waiting for the light to change.
New Mexico Wildfire Spawns Fire Cloud
A massive, early season wildfire that continues to burn in northern New Mexico generated a pyrocumulonimbus cloud.
Deep Ocean Warming as Climate Changes
Oceans have absorbed about 90% of warming caused by humans.




