Environment
Largest Forest Restoration in U.S. History Aims to Shrink Wildfires
High hopes and high tensions surround the test project in Arizona
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Health
Fungus Used to Quash Cancer-Causing Toxin
Combating chemical poison aflatoxin hinges on boosting fungal growth on African crops
Environment
Drought in N. Korea Is Putting Children's Lives at Risk - UNICEF
Lack of rain has reduced access to clean water and undermined effective hygiene, putting children's lives at risk
Call of the Orangutan: The Ups and Downs of Research in Indonesia
Despite the work of conservationists, poaching and habitat destruction are still major problems in North Sumatra
Environment
FEMA Does Not Know if 750,000 Homes Are Flood-Prone
The U.S. flood insurance program has inaccurate elevation data about many high-risk homes that enjoy discounted premiums
Environment
Drying Soils in Alaska Could Add to Wildlfire Concerns
As enormous peat bogs dry they are more prone to burn, releasing lots of carbon
How to Reduce Heat Wave Exposure among the Most Vulnerable
During extreme heat in India, the populations that were reported to perish in highest numbers were the very poor, elderly, outdoor laborers and homeless, likely with preexisting health problems and a lack of access to relief...
Environment
Pakistan Heat Wave Eases after More than 1,150 Die
Sea breezes brought lower temperatures on Friday to ease a heat wave that killed more than 1,150 people around Pakistan's teeming port city of Karachi during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan...
Environment
California's Drought Is Part of a Much Bigger Water Crisis
The problems are as much structural and systemic as they are natural
Environment
Pakistan Heat Wave Deaths Reach 780
A heat wave has killed nearly 800 people in Pakistan's financial hub of Karachi and piled pressure on a beleaguered provincial government
Environment
Extreme Temperatures Linked to Changing Air Patterns
A study links extreme heat waves and cold snaps to changes in the way the atmosphere moves
Environment
Alaska Enters a New Era for Wildfires
In recent decades, Alaska has warmed twice as fast as the rest of the U.S.
Environment
Energy-Efficiency Efforts May Not Pay Off
Weatherization and other energy-efficiency efforts may not be worth the cost, according to a new study
Environment
Searchers Comb Resort after 2 Tornados Hit Illinois
Searchers with rescue dogs combed through a large lake resort west of Chicago on Tuesday, looking for people who might be trapped after a tornado toppled trailers and RVs
Environment
U.S. Weather Revealed in 16 Prize-Winning Images [Slide Show]
Check out these amazing weather photos from a NOAA contest
Environment
U.S. Weather Revealed in 16 Prize-Winning Images [Slide Show]
Check out these amazing weather photos from a NOAA contest
Environment
To Increase Disaster Aid, Do Not Mention Global Warming
A new study suggests that mentioning climate change causes contrarians to withhold charitable giving
Ideology Subsumes Empiricism in Pope's Climate Encyclical
Religious dogma compromises Pope Francis's call for action on climate change by rejecting key solutions
Environment
Twitter Could Shape Flood Disaster Response
Tweets can provide real-time flood maps
Environment
Satellites Find Less Groundwater Left
NASA satellites show that aquifers are rapidly depleting and hold less water than expected
