EartherNatural Disasters The Maui Fires Have Killed 55 People The death toll continues to rise as the destructive fires burn homes, historical sites, and vehicles to the ground. By Angely Mercado Published August 11, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Texas Keeps Setting Power Use Records as Summer Heat Rages The Lone Star State has hit record-high power usage nine times this summer alone. It's had little respite from the heat this year. The grid is straining. By Angely Mercado Published August 10, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Great, Climate Change Will Even Make Food Poisoning Worse A recent report highlights how climate change will increase the risk of many common foodborne infections and toxins. By Ed Cara Published August 10, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherNatural Disasters Maui Fire Death Toll Rises to 36 as Thousands Try to Escape Thousands are still without power, more than 250 structures have burned to the ground, and emergency services are overwhelmed. By Angely Mercado Published August 10, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Policy Europe Is Hiring Fewer Firefighters but Facing More Wildfires Than Ever The continent has seen an especially hot summer and quick-moving fires. By Angely Mercado Published August 10, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Massive Maui Wildfires Fueled by Hurricane Dora Cut Power and 911 Service for Thousands At least 6 people have died from the fires, and emergency services are scrambling to help displaced and injured residents. By Angely Mercado Updated August 9, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Hottest July on Record Kills Hundreds of Cows July set heat records nationwide and internationally, creating dangerous conditions for people and animals. By Angely Mercado Published August 8, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather 2 Dead and More Than a Million Without Power After Storms Sweep East Coast A series of heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and strong wind flooded streets and felled power lines from Georgia to New York. By Angely Mercado Published August 8, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Over 100 Million Americans Under Severe Storm Watch Heavy rain, gusty wind, and hail are in the forecast for nearly the entire East Coast on Monday. By Angely Mercado Published August 7, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherNatural Disasters Three Dead After Midair Firefighting Helicopter Collision in California The first helicopter landed safely, but the second aircraft crashed in Riverside County. The NTSB is investigating. By Angely Mercado Published August 7, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherNatural Disasters Canada’s Wildfire Smoke Smashes Annual Pollution Record in Just Seven Months Smoke from this year’s perilous wildfire season has lowered air quality in Canada, the U.S. and beyond. By Angely Mercado Published August 4, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherConservation Blazing Ocean Temperatures Threaten Critical Coral Reefs in the Florida Keys Concerned, government agencies and research groups are keeping an eye on fragile coral reefs in the Caribbean. By Angely Mercado Published August 4, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherConservation Spotted Lanternflies Are Flapping About Again. Squash Their Buggy Brains Out. These invasive critters need to be eliminated before they reproduce, entomologists say. By Angely Mercado Published August 3, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Argentina Experienced Its Hottest Winter Day in Over 100 Years Global temperatures are rising everywhere, even in the southern hemisphere where it’s supposed to be winter. By Angely Mercado Published August 3, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEarth Science Fruit Fly Invasion Causes a Produce Quarantine in California The invasive critters are originally from Asia, and local officials are trying to stop their spread out of L.A. county. By Angely Mercado Published August 2, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather 80 Percent of People Around the World Experienced Climate Change-Induced Heat in July Blame climate change for the dangerous heat, and record-breaking temperatures. By Angely Mercado Published August 2, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Even Phoenix’s Cactuses Can’t Beat This Summer’s Record Heat The iconic southwestern plants are made for desert conditions, but climate change means that there is such a thing as too much heat. By Angely Mercado Published July 31, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherCities 41 Million Americans Are Simmering on Urban Heat Islands New research presents an in-depth neighborhood analysis of the urban heat island effect in dozens of major U.S. cities. Katie Myers, Grist Updated July 27, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Tropical Storms Leave Behind Lots of Nasty Germs, Study Finds Tropical cyclones in the U.S. over the past two decades have been linked to surges of several waterborne diseases—and it's only going to get worse. By Ed Cara Published July 27, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Heat Waves and Cold Snaps Linked to More Fatal Heart Attacks, Study Finds The study also found that the risk of dying from a heart attack was roughly doubled on days that had both extreme heat and heavy fine air pollution. By Ed Cara Published July 25, 2023 | Comments (0)
