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A new report co-authored by researchers from the University of York and WWF highlights how local communities across the U.K. imagine positive, sustainable, and resilient futures for the places where they live and work.This post […]

When we think about Europe’s winter weather, the Indian Ocean is probably not the first place we look. We might picture Atlantic storms, cold air arriving from the north or rain sweeping across the Mediterranean. […]

American children are increasingly exposed to air pollution as wildfire smoke becomes more common, and some schools and child care centers struggle to keep indoor breathing conditions clean, a new national study shows.This post was […]

Weather drones are being tested to help update forecasts of extreme weather more quickly, and could help us prepare earlier for upcoming winter storms.This post was originally published on this site

A new AI system that NYU Fire Research Group describes as a digital twin of an active wildfire has, in early testing, shown the ability to forecast how a fire will spread in near real […]

What happens to smoke particles after sunset can depend strongly on something as familiar as the amount of water in the air. New research from Md. Sohel Rana and Marcelo I. Guzman at the University […]

In September 2024, Storm Boris brought extreme precipitation and severe flooding to large parts of Central and Eastern Europe. Poland, Czechia and Austria were particularly affected. In some areas, several hundred millimeters of rain fell […]

Caltech scientists have published the first detailed analysis of the atmospheric particles in the smoke plume from the Eaton Fire that devastated much of the town of Altadena in Southern California’s San Gabriel Valley and […]

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals known for their exceptional resistance to degradation, earning them the nickname “forever chemicals.” These persistent substances can accumulate in water, soil and living organisms, raising concerns about […]

The combination of heat waves and drought markedly reduces the capacity of street trees to cool the air in Mediterranean cities. The lack of soil moisture severely restricts plant transpiration, reducing the thermal relief provided […]