The replacement of natural fynbos vegetation with pine plantations in the southern Cape, and the subsequent invasion of surrounding land by invasive pine trees, significantly increased the severity of the 2017 Knysna wildfires.
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Cover the U.S. in 89 Percent Trees—Or Go Solar
How many fields of switchgrass and forests of trees would be needed to offset the energy produced by burning coal? A lot, it turns out.
Fossil Fuel Firms Should Inform Investors of Climate Risks
Finance and energy experts propose test disclosure program.
Moving Mountains: Elwha River Still Changing Five Years After World’s Largest Dam-Removal Project
Starting in 2011, the National Park Service removed two obsolete dams from the Elwha River in Olympic National Park, Washington.
Risk Gene for Alzheimer’s Disease May Aggravate the Health Effects of Air Pollution on Neurodevelopment in Children
Children carrying the ε4 variant of the APOE gene may be particularly vulnerable to the detrimental effects of air pollutants on the brain.
Summer 2018 ranked 4th hottest on record for U.S.
In a tie with 1934, the Summer of 2018 ranked as the fourth hottest summer on record for the contiguous United States after three months of blistering temperatures.