Interviews with Northern California residents reveal that social norms and social support are essential for understanding protective health behaviors during wildfire smoke events – information that could be leveraged to improve public health outcomes.
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Extreme Sea Levels to Become Much More Common as Earth Warms
Extreme sea levels along coastlines across the world will become 100 times more frequent by the end of the century.
Upper Missouri River Basin Study Identifies Strategies to Meet Future Water Demands and Improve Drought Resiliency
The Bureau of Reclamation released the Missouri River Headwaters Basin Study that provides options to meet the increased water demand and a change in the timing of the snowmelt runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Fort Peck Reservoir.
To Sustainably Harness Cow Manure’s Usefulness, Fire It Up
Cow manure – a longtime agricultural waste headache for dairy farmers – soon may ignite a new sustainable fertilizing trend.
Understanding Antarctic Ice Historic Changes Could Reveal Future Changes
The Antarctic Ice Sheet, Earth’s southern polar ice sheet, has grown and receded and grown again over millions of years.
‘Charging Room’ System Powers Lights, Phones, Laptops Without Wires
In a move that could one day free the world’s countertops from their snarl of charging cords, researchers at the University of Michigan and University of Tokyo have developed a system to safely deliver electricity over the air, potentially turning entire buildings into wireless charging zones.