Disaster Program Allocates Unprecedented Funds for Climate Resilience
Communities will be able to tap into $500 million to mitigate against disasters by, for example, strengthening building codes
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Antarctica’s Ice Shelves Have Lost Millions of Metric Tons of Ice
As these platforms are winnowed away, they imperil the continent’s glaciers and set the stage for further sea level rise
How Climate Change Strategies That Use Biomass Can Be More Realistic
Current plans for drawing down carbon dioxide call for more trees, grasses and crop residues than Earth can spare
Amazon Deforestation Falls Where Land Is under Indigenous Control
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s government, meanwhile, has worked to erode Indigenous protections and ownership
The U.S. Needs to Address Its Climate Migration Problem
With rising seas threatening coastal communities, federal watchdog warns the government’s scattershot approach needs revising
Trying to Tame the Klamath River Filled It with Toxic Algae
The Karuk tribe and its allies are working to undo damage from a century of river development
Inside Joe Biden’s Network of Climate Advisers
The presidential candidate is getting advice from old guard Democrats, liberal activists and union favorites
Methane Cloud Sitting over U.S. Southwest Threatens Indigenous Residents
An EPA proposal to weaken pollution controls could make the ongoing threat worse
Weird Mystery Seeds Arriving by Mail Sprout Biodiversity Concerns
An invasive plant expert explains what could happen if enigmatic seeds shipped from China are released
Translucent Frog Optics Create Camo Color
Rather than undergoing active chameleonlike color changes, glass frogs’ translucency allows light to bounce from their background and go through them—making their apparent color close to their setting...
Wildfires Can Poison Drinking Water—Here’s How Communities Can Better Prepare
Using less plastic in water meters and other building code changes could help prevent contamination
With Fires, Heat and a Cyclone, Arctic Breaks Melting Record
Sea ice loss could ultimately beat the record low season of 2012
How Your Homes and Buildings Affect You
Journalist and author Emily Anthes talks about her book The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness.
Los Angeles Accelerates Efforts to Electrify Its Infamous Traffic
The city aims to add more electric chargers and to convert its bus fleet to meet its emissions-reduction goals
Disaster Management Is Too White, Official Tells Congress
More diversity is needed to reverse long-standing inequities in disaster response policies
Strongest Evidence Yet Shows Air Pollution Kills
The finding comes as the Trump administration has been rolling back clean air regulations
There Is Little Evidence That Mass Transit Poses a Risk of Coronavirus Outbreaks
A major drop in public transit use coincides with concerns about reducing air pollution that can exacerbate lung conditions
In Bee Shortage, Bubbles Could Help Pollinate
Soap bubbles are sticky enough to carry a pollen payload and delicate enough to land on flowers without harm.
Search for a Cleaner Jet Fuel Leads to Sewage Plants
Researchers aim to short-circuit the decay process in organic waste to produce a potent, less carbon-intensive fuel
Science News Briefs from around the Planet
Here are some brief reports about science and technology from all over, including one about how a lizard population responded to hurricanes by developing larger and stickier toe pads on average...
