Environment
The Race to Save the Bonneville Salt Flats from a Slushy Demise [Slide Show]
Racing fans, the government and a mining company search for ways to save Utah’s natural salt pan and its world-famous speedway
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Environment
The Race to Save the Bonneville Salt Flats from a Slushy Demise [Slide Show]
Racing fans, the government and a mining company search for ways to save Utah’s natural salt pan and its world-famous speedway
Environment
How Cities Can Beat the Heat
Rising temperatures are threatening urban areas, but efforts to cool them may not work as planned
Environment
Can Geoengineering Save the World's Ice?
Adding aerosols to the atmosphere to reflect more sunlight might slow the loss of glaciers but not stop it
Environment
Hurricane Katrina's Devastating Lessons
In the 10 years since this deadly storm, which also came in as one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history, the nation’s leaders and engineers still struggle to upgrade our preparedness ...
Mind & Brain
Hurricane Katrina's Psychological Scars Revealed
Mental health worsened in the disaster’s aftermath, but survivors also showed resilience
Environment
When the Next Hurricane Katrina Hits: Is the U.S. Ready?
The 2005 storm forced New Orleans to improve its flood defenses, but many other shoreline towns are still woefully unprepared
Environment
Climate Change Increases the Odds of Epic California Droughts
Global warming doubled the risk of dry conditions in the Golden State
Environment
Wind Power Must Now Contend with Extreme Weather
A change in wind patterns suggests the wind industry may face challenges from El Nino, other climate patterns
Environment
Katrina and Its Recovery Cost More for These 3 Groups of People [Excerpt]
In a new book author John C. Mutter combines natural science and physical science to explore how disasters deepen social inequalities
Environment
Current El Nino Could Be Strongest on Record
The strengthening climate phenomenon could have a big impact on U.S. weather
Environment
Deadly Typhoon Smashes into China after Damaging Taiwan
Tropical cyclone Soudelor may be a taste of super typhoons to come
Environment
Typhoon Lashes China's East Coast, 8 Dead
A typhoon battered China's east coast on Sunday, killing eight people and forcing authorities to cancel hundreds of flights and evacuate more than 163,000 people.
Environment
Killer Heat Grows Hotter around the World
Hot enough for you? This is just the beginning
Climate Change
The Science of California's Unprecedented Drought
Searching for California's missing moisture
Environment
Missing: 1 Year's Worth of California Rain
During the current drought, the Golden State has missed an entire year's worth of rain
Environment
Dirty Air Correlates with Lower Grades in Texas Schoolchildren
El Paso school kids with higher exposure to air pollution had worse grades
Environment
How This Year's El Niño Compares with the Past
The climate pattern both is and isn’t like its famous predecessor in 1997
Environment
California Motorists Get Scary Lesson about Dangers of Wildfires
A wildfire crossed Interstate 15, setting cars ablaze
Environment
Fossil Fuels Must Be Phased Out to Avoid Drowned Coastlines
New research suggests rising oceans could swamp the world’s coasts by the end of the century—sooner than previously anticipated
