While wildfires are a natural part of California’s landscape, a severe drought, coupled with extreme temperatures, have sustained several major fires for much of August.
California Continues to Burn
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Australian Wildfires Triggered Massive Algal Blooms in Southern Ocean
Clouds of smoke and ash from wildfires that ravaged Australia in 2019 and 2020 triggered widespread algal blooms in the Southern Ocean thousands of miles downwind to the east, a new Duke University-led study by an international team of scientists finds.
Kathryn March and David Holmberg to Receive Hillary Medal
Anthropologists David Holmberg and Kathryn March will receive the 2021 Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal for their many decades of friendship and assistance to Nepal, and for their leadership in educational exchange programs between Tribhuvan University and Cornell University.
Rising Temperatures Reshape When and How Much People Get Outdoors on Public Lands
By mid-century, once dominant winter sports may slowly be replaced by activities less dependent on perfect winter conditions according to recently released research about changing patterns of recreation on public lands.
State-Driven Emissions Controls Only Slightly More Expensive
Sometimes, doing things close to home may be more feasible than doing them on a grand scale, even if they cost a bit more.
A Warm Indian Ocean Drives Anomalous Weather Events in East Asia
University of Tsukuba researchers apply pressure and atmospheric circulation modeling to identify that warm sea surface temperature conditions in the Indian Ocean were a major factor in the anomalously warm winter and extreme summer rainfall in East Asia in 2019-20
