By early September 2020, more than a quarter million acres had burned within the August Complex fire in Mendocino National Forest.
California Continues to Burn
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Using Nature-Inspired Designs To Protect Coastal Communities
Texas A&M researchers are testing how a combination of sand dunes with coastal structures could better protect against flooding.
Plant Protein Discovery Could Reduce Need for Fertiliser
Researchers have discovered how a protein in plant roots controls the uptake of minerals and water, a finding which could improve the tolerance of agricultural crops to climate change and reduce the need for chemical fertilisers.
AgriLife Extension Helps Before, After Hurricane Laura
The Texas A&M agency assists in hurricane preparation and recovery efforts.
Air Pollution Renders Flower Odors Unattractive to Moths
A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, and the University of Virginia, USA, has studied the impact of high ozone air pollution on the chemical communication between flowers and pollinators.
NASA’s Aqua Satellite Finds Wind Shear Not Letting Up on Omar
Tropical Depression Omar is one stubborn storm. Since it developed early in the week, it was being affected by wind shear.
