Western wildfire smoke plumes are getting taller
In recent years the plumes of smoke crawling upward from Western wildfires have trended taller, with more smoke and aerosols lofted up where they can spread farther and impact air quality over a wider area. The likely cause is climate change, with de.....»»
Massive peak collapses may reshape Himalayas
23 cubic kilometers of mountain plunged into the valley below. Enlarge / Annapurna IV, at left here, might have once been half a kilometer taller. (credit: Richard I'Anson) The Earth's mountains are engaged in a constant.....»»
Turtles could delay Western Sydney Airport flights
Amid the controversy surrounding preliminary flight paths for Western Sydney's new airport, another potential challenge is looming: turtles on the tarmac......»»
Air polluted with wildfire smoke can harm animals, too
The Canadian wildfires that are burning out of control have brought hazy skies and polluted air to parts of the United States unprepared for it—and that's affecting not just the people, but their pets and livestock, too......»»
Winds not strong enough to push smoke away; Michigan air quality alerts continue
Although clouds of smoke appear to be lifting compared to levels seen earlier this week, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has continued its statewide air quality alert for particulate matter pollution through midnight S.....»»
Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the "new abnormal"
It was a smell that invoked a memory. Both for Emily Kuchlbauer in North Carolina and Ryan Bomba in Chicago. It was smoke from wildfires, the odor of an increasingly hot and occasionally on-fire world......»»
For kids on summer break, Canada"s wildfire smoke hits hard
For many Canadian parents, the start of the summer holidays is turning into a headache, as thick wildfire smoke forces them to check air quality indices the same way they might normally check the weather forecast......»»
Canada wildfire smoke chokes millions in North America
A deep orange-brown sun shined through hazy skies as smoke from Canadian wildfires spread across North America and beyond, choking millions of people and triggering severe air quality alerts......»»
Smaller-than-average harmful algal bloom predicted for western Lake Erie
NOAA and its research partners, including the University of Michigan, are forecasting that western Lake Erie will experience a smaller-than-average harmful algal bloom this summer, which would make it less severe than 2022......»»
Study finds that wildfire smoke levels have yet to affect attendance numbers at US national parks
More Americans than ever are heeding the call of the outdoors—spending time recreating outside and enjoying national parks. Simultaneously, smoky skies are worsening as the size and severity of wildfires increase and adversely affect air quality ac.....»»
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has been hanging over Germany for weeks
Huge wildfires in Canada have destroyed millions of hectares of forest, displaced more than 100,000 inhabitants and affected the air quality of millions of people in North America. The traces of this ecological disaster can also be felt in the atmosp.....»»
Modern Hunter-Gatherers Have Thriving Gut Microbiome, Compared with Californians
A Western lifestyle seems to diminish the diversity of gut microbes.....»»
Wildfires and Smoke Are Harming People"s Mental Health. Here"s How to Cope
Wildfires can have mental health impacts, both among those who are directly affected and those who find themselves under a blanket of smoke.....»»
How Bad Is the Smoke in the Midwest? Check Out This Map
Yet again, smoke from Canadian wildfires is pouring into the US. This mesmerizing yet troubling model forecasts how the haze is swirling......»»
Canada wildfires again bring more unhealthy air in North America
Smoke from Canada's wildfires was wreaking havoc on air quality across Ontario and a dozen US states Wednesday, with monitors warning of very unhealthy or emergency conditions facing millions of people, particularly in Detroit and Chicago......»»
Neural wavefront shaping camera overcomes light scattering problem in optical imaging
Engineers from Rice University and the University of Maryland have created full-motion video technology that could potentially be used to make cameras that peer through fog, smoke, driving rain, murky water, skin, bone and other media that reflect sc.....»»
Air pollution via wildfire smoke takes toll on labor markets
Wildfires emit large amounts of smoke containing harmful pollutants that can drift for hundreds or thousands of miles away from their source, as shown by this summer's Canadian wildfires, which created air quality problems as far afield as New York C.....»»
Sapped used-car market on cusp of upswing, forecast says
"I do think the worst of the used-vehicle market is upon us," Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke said. "I am optimistic that every month later this year will actually create strength in the used-vehicle market.".....»»
Better predictions of wildfire spread may sit above the treetops
When the skies above Palo Alto darkened with smoke from the Camp Fire in 2018, Stanford researcher Hayoon Chung was in a fluid mechanics lab on campus studying how ocean currents flowed over patches of seagrass. She wondered if patterns similar to th.....»»
Artifacts on Australian continental shelf show Flying Foam Passage must be treated as protected archaeological site
The new discovery of ancient stone artifacts at an underwater spring off the Western Australia Pilbara coast has confirmed the location is a submerged archaeological site where more ancient Aboriginal artifacts are likely hidden beneath the sea......»»
Bison reintroduced to Canada"s Banff thrive again
Wild bison that once numbered in the tens of millions in North America before being hunted almost to extinction are once again thriving in a pocket of western Canada......»»