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THE CONVERSATION - USA - Environment

Paris Olympics promote sustainability for good reason: Climate change is putting athletes and their sports at risk

Paris Olympics promote sustainability for good rea...

2 days ago 32

Counter-drug strategies in Central America are worsening deforestation, threatening many species of birds

Counter-drug strategies in Central America are wor...

3 days ago 23

How do 9 states get by with no income tax? A tax expert explains the trade-offs they choose

How do 9 states get by with no income tax? A tax e...

4 days ago 17

Bugs thrive in urban Los Angeles – volunteers’ traps reveal biodiversity hot spots for city insects and spiders

Bugs thrive in urban Los Angeles – volunteers’ tra...

4 days ago 22

Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation

Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground i...

4 days ago 20

Sports in extreme heat: How high school athletes can safely prepare for the start of practice, and the warning signs of heat illness

Sports in extreme heat: How high school athletes c...

1 week ago 27

Baby bull sharks are thriving in Texas and Alabama bays as the Gulf of Mexico warms

Baby bull sharks are thriving in Texas and Alabama...

1 week ago 14

America faces a power disconnection crisis amid dangerous heat: In 27 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment even in a heat wave

America faces a power disconnection crisis amid da...

1 week ago 21

How to protect your home from wildfires – here’s what fire prevention experts say is most important

How to protect your home from wildfires – here’s w...

1 week ago 19

What do storm chasers really do? Two tornado scientists take us inside the chase and tools for studying twisters

What do storm chasers really do? Two tornado scien...

2 weeks ago 22

Can humanity address climate change without believing it? Medical history suggests it is possible

Can humanity address climate change without believ...

2 weeks ago 21

Extreme heat waves broiling the US in 2024 aren’t normal: How climate change is heating up weather around the world

Extreme heat waves broiling the US in 2024 aren’t ...

2 weeks ago 18

Extreme heat waves broiling the planet in 2024 aren’t normal: How climate change is heating up weather around the world

Extreme heat waves broiling the planet in 2024 are...

2 weeks ago 31

Wildfire smoke linked to thousands of premature deaths every year in California alone

Wildfire smoke linked to thousands of premature de...

2 weeks ago 19

Flirting with disaster: When endangered wild animals try to mate with domestic relatives, both wildlife and people lose

Flirting with disaster: When endangered wild anima...

3 weeks ago 23

Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification to Category 5 is alarming: Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength

Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification to Categor...

3 weeks ago 22

Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification is alarming: Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength

Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification is alarmin...

3 weeks ago 19

Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification and Category 5 winds are alarming: Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength

Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification and Catego...

3 weeks ago 22

Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification was alarming: Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength

Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification was alarmi...

3 weeks ago 25

What’s next after Supreme Court curbs regulatory power: More focus on laws’ wording, less on their goals

What’s next after Supreme Court curbs regulatory p...

3 weeks ago 28

Hail the size of golf balls and even grapefruit? The science of how tiny ice crystals grow dangerously large

Hail the size of golf balls and even grapefruit? T...

4 weeks ago 46

How does hail grow to the size of golf balls and even grapefruit? The science behind this destructive weather phenomenon

How does hail grow to the size of golf balls and e...

4 weeks ago 19

The world’s fourth mass coral bleaching is underway, but well-connected reefs may have a better chance to recover

The world’s fourth mass coral bleaching is underwa...

1 month ago 26

Extreme heat waves aren’t ‘just summer’: How climate change is heating up the weather, and what we can do about it

Extreme heat waves aren’t ‘just summer’: How clima...

1 month ago 30

When people are under economic stress, their pets suffer too – we found parts of Detroit that are animal welfare deserts

When people are under economic stress, their pets ...

1 month ago 24

Lead water pipes created a health disaster in Flint, but replacing them with cheaper plastic − as some cities are doing − carries hidden costs

Lead water pipes created a health disaster in Flin...

1 month ago 28

2024’s violent tornado season has been one of the most active on record − a meteorologist explains the weather behind the outbreaks

2024’s violent tornado season has been one of the ...

1 month ago 17

Traffic engineers build roads that invite crashes because they rely on outdated research and faulty data

Traffic engineers build roads that invite crashes ...

1 month ago 23

Extreme heat can be dangerous for runners, cyclists and anyone spending time outdoors: 6 tips for staying safe

Extreme heat can be dangerous for runners, cyclist...

1 month ago 28

Ferns and flowers bribe helpful ant defenders with nectar, but ferns developed this ability much later – our study shows why

Ferns and flowers bribe helpful ant defenders with...

1 month ago 25

Lightning season is here: Fast facts and how to stay safe, from a meteorologist

Lightning season is here: Fast facts and how to st...

1 month ago 8

How to stay safe during lightning storms – summer is the highest-risk season

How to stay safe during lightning storms – summer ...

1 month ago 19

EPA has lowered the screening level for lead in soil – here’s what that could mean for households across the US

EPA has lowered the screening level for lead in so...

1 month ago 33

Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change

Is Earth really getting too hot for people to surv...

1 month ago 31

From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years – here’s what scientists still don’t know about it

From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals ha...

1 month ago 24

The US is losing wetlands at an accelerating rate − here’s how the private sector can help protect these valuable resources

The US is losing wetlands at an accelerating rate ...

1 month ago 35

Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning

Cities with empty commercial space and housing sho...

1 month ago 27

Food has a climate problem: Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer and meat – but there are solutions

Food has a climate problem: Nitrous oxide emission...

1 month ago 49

Losing winter ice is changing the Great Lakes food web – here’s how light is shaping life underwater

Losing winter ice is changing the Great Lakes food...

1 month ago 24

Coral reef recovery could get a boost from an unlikely source: Sea cucumbers, the janitors of the seafloor

Coral reef recovery could get a boost from an unli...

1 month ago 28

The warming ocean is leaving coastal economies in hot water

The warming ocean is leaving coastal economies in ...

1 month ago 25

Cities contain pockets of nature – our study shows which species are most tolerant of urbanization

Cities contain pockets of nature – our study shows...

1 month ago 23

Heat index warnings can save lives on dangerously hot days − if people understand what they mean

Heat index warnings can save lives on dangerously ...

1 month ago 18

With a record-breaking 2024 Atlantic hurricane forecast, here’s how scientists are helping Caribbean communities adapt to a warming world

With a record-breaking 2024 Atlantic hurricane for...

1 month ago 32

Rotting sargassum is choking the Caribbean’s white sand beaches, fueling an economic and public health crisis

Rotting sargassum is choking the Caribbean’s white...

1 month ago 66

Sargassum is choking the Caribbean’s white sand beaches, fueling an economic and public health crisis

Sargassum is choking the Caribbean’s white sand be...

1 month ago 30

Returning a 170-year-old preserved lizard to Jamaica is a step toward redressing colonial harms

Returning a 170-year-old preserved lizard to Jamai...

1 month ago 27

Is collapse of the Atlantic Ocean circulation really imminent? Icebergs’ history reveals some clues

Is collapse of the Atlantic Ocean circulation real...

1 month ago 58

Hurricanes don’t stop at the coast – these mountain towns know how severe inland flood damage can be, and they’re preparing

Hurricanes don’t stop at the coast – these mountai...

1 month ago 27

Avocados are a ‘green gold’ export for Mexico, but growing them is harming forests and waters

Avocados are a ‘green gold’ export for Mexico, but...

1 month ago 30