As Floridians prepare for an active 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, the most serious threat may not come from wind, but from water.
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Study Helps Pinpoint Areas Where Microplastics Will Accumulate
The accumulation of microplastics in the environment, and within our bodies, is an increasingly worrisome issue.
A Haze Over North America
More than 180 wildland fires burned across Canada on June 1, 2025, continuing what has been an active fire year so far.
Glacier Collapse Buries Swiss Village
On the afternoon of May 28, 2025, an avalanche of rock and ice from the Birch Glacier (Birchgletscher) in southwestern Switzerland roared into the valley below.
New Technologies Help Wood-Burning Stoves Burn More Efficiently, Produce Less Smoke
Oregon State University researchers are gaining a more detailed understanding of emissions from wood-burning stoves and developing technologies that allow stoves to operate much more cleanly and safely, potentially limiting particulate matter pollution by 95%.
Birds vs. Wind Turbines: New Research Aims to Prevent Deaths
Wind energy is an important tool for reducing carbon emissions. Hundreds of thousands of wind turbines now operate globally, and despite recent challenges in some countries, analysts predict that wind power capacity could grow tenfold by 2050.