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Illinois once harbored more than 8 million acres of wetlands. By the 1980s, all but 1.2 million wetland acres had been lost, filled in for development or drained to make way for agriculture.

The global water cycle has become increasingly erratic and extreme, swinging between deluge and drought, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Most Californians are familiar with earthquakes. But researchers say the state faces an overlooked threat: “supershear” earthquakes that move so fast they outrun their own seismic waves.

If the goal of monitoring our natural resources is to protect the environment, shouldn’t the technology involved be sustainable as well?

In the U.S., more than one third of food goes to waste. As such, more food ends up in landfills than any other material.