When aboveground storage tanks fail during a storm and their toxic contents spread, the threat to human health can and probably will flow downwind of the immediate area.
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Snow-Free Glaciers in Winter
Several glaciers near Mount Everest have experienced unusual melting this winter.
How Heatwaves and Drought Combine to Produce the Perfect Firestorm
We know heatwaves and drought can turn bushfires into infernos, but the reasons why were poorly understood in science.
Increasing Snow Depth Prevents Wintertime Soils from Cooling During Warming Hiatus
Soil temperature influences land-atmosphere interaction within the Earth system, which is a primary component of "thermal regime" of the land, or a regular pattern of temperature change within the soil.
Cooling Effect of Clouds Generated by Shipping Overestimated, Study Says
Finding has implications for one potential solar geoengineering strategy
Local Emissions Amplify Regional Haze and Particle Growth
New particle formation (NPF) is a major source of aerosol particles in global atmosphere.


