Seasonal crop fires are a staple of the sugar harvest, but the smoke might have health effects.
Smoking Sugar Fields in South Florida
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Snowmelt Timing Near the Great Salt Lake
Satellite data indicate that snow is melting earlier, changing when and how much the lake is refilled.
California’s Rainy Season Now Starts a Month Later Than It Used To
The start of California’s rainy season has been getting progressively later in recent decades, and now begins a month after it did just 60 years ago, shifting from November to December, according to a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
New Genetic Study Makes it Possible to Accurately Estimate Age of Endangered Whale While it is Alive
Preliminary results raise questions about whether Cook Inlet beluga whales are reproducing much later than initially thought.
Wellbeing Benefits of Wetlands
Australians love their beaches, and now a new study also confirms the broad appeal of other coastal assets such as tidal wetlands and protected areas.
Global ‘Wind Atlas’ Propels Sustainable Energy
Cornell wind energy scientists have released a new global wind atlas – a digital compendium filled with documented extreme wind speeds for all parts of the world – to help engineers select the turbines in any given region and accelerate the development of sustainable energy.
