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Birth of a hurricane: What meteorologists look for as they hunt for early signs of a tropical cyclone forming
When tropical meteorologists peer at satellite images, they often catch sight of subtle cloud formations hinting at something more ominous brewing.The first signs of a potential hurricane can be detected days before a storm gains...
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If you want Americans to pay attention to climate change, just call it climate change
You probably have been hearing phrases like “climate crisis,” “climate emergency” or “climate justice” more often lately as people try to get across the urgent risks and consequences of climate change. The danger is real,...
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Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world
Rats thrive around humans, for good reason: They feed off crops and garbage and readily adapt to many settings, from farms to the world’s largest cities. To control them, people often resort to poisons. But...
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A packed Baltimore trolley illustrates the ups and downs of US public transit
Since the 1940s, there has been a broad shift away from public transit across the U.S., and service has declined in many cities, including New York, Boston, Denver, Orlando and St. Louis. A look back...
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Going Dutch on climate
When MIT senior Rudiba Laiba saw that stores in the Netherlands eschewed plastic bags to save the...
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Good flooding? Scientists use rice cultivation to preserve soil in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area
Jehangir Bhadha, Associate Professor of Soil, Water and Nutrient Management, University of Florida -
Each summer, nearly 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) of rice is cultivated in the Florida Everglades Agricultural Area, a roughly 1,100-square-mile (2,800-square-kilometer) area south of Lake Okeechobee.Farming here requires a delicate touch. The area has...
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