The Caldor fire, nearing the south end of Lake Tahoe, is one of many potent fires still burning at the end of August 2021.
Arc of Fires in the U.S. West
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Hurricane Ida Batters Louisiana
Preliminary reports suggest it is the fifth-strongest storm ever to make landfall in the continental U.S.
Wind Energy Accounted for 42 Percent of New U.S. Power in 2020
Wind energy accounted for the bulk of new power-generating capacity in the United States last year, according to a trio of new reports from the Department of Energy.
Rare Earth Elements and Old Mines Spell Trouble for Western Water Supplies
Rare earth elements are finding their way into Colorado water supplies, driven by changes in climate, finds a new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.
Extreme Sea Levels to Become Much More Common Worldwide as Earth Warms
The news has been packed in recent months with severe climate and weather events—record-high temperatures from the Pacific Northwest to Sicily, flooding in Germany and the eastern United States, wildfires from Sacramento to Siberia to Greece.
Sandia Uncovers Hidden Factors That Affect Solar Farms During Severe Weather
Sandia National Laboratories researchers combined large sets of real-world solar data and advanced machine learning to study the impacts of severe weather on U.S. solar farms, and sort out what factors affect energy generation.
