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Smoke Across North America
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Published July 21, 2021
Skies turned hazy from Pittsburgh to Washington to Boston, as smoke from fires in Canada poured into the U.S. Northeast.
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Anticipating Future Sea Levels
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Published July 8, 2021
While scientists have grown more confident about projections of sea level rise for the next few decades, many competing factors make it hard to see far into the coastal future.
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Blazes Rage in British Columbia
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Published July 1, 2021
More than 40 wildfires were burning across the Canadian province by the end of June 2021, including a cluster of substantial blazes located about 200 kilometers northeast of Vancouver.
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Exceptional Heat Hits Pacific Northwest
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Published June 28, 2021
In June 2021, all-time temperature records fell in multiple cities in the U.S. and Canada during a “historic and dangerous” heatwave.
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COVID-19 Lockdowns Cut Pollution, But Not All of It
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Published June 25, 2021
Dust storms and other weather phenomena offset some reductions in PM2.5 aerosol pollution.
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Records Fall in Early Summer Heatwave
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Published June 16, 2021
Extreme heat has descended on the southwestern United States, with several states enduring temperatures near and above record highs for June.
The Large Footprint of Small-Scale Mining in Ghana
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Published June 15, 2021
In the past decade, unregulated artisanal mines accounted for more deforestation than industrial mines.
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Heatwave Scorches the Middle East
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Published June 11, 2021
A phenomenon known as a “heat dome” set the stage for remarkably high temperatures as meteorological summer got under way.
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Monitoring the Collapse of Kelp Forests
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Published June 4, 2021
Changing climate and a marine epidemic have combined to decimate one of Northern California’s most productive ecosystems.
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Soil Data Aids Prediction of Locust Swarms
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Published May 14, 2021
Researchers can predict locust breeding locations up to nine weeks in advance.
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