When the Thomas Fire raged through Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in December 2017, Danielle Touma, at the time an earth science researcher at Stanford, was stunned by its severity.
Extreme Fire Weather
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Climate Change Doesn’t Spare the Smallest
In a normal year, biologists Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs spend about six months in Costa Rica, where they conduct research and pursue conservation efforts in Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG), a World Heritage Site in the northwest that encompasses a network of parks and preserves they helped establish in the 1980s and that has grown to more than 400,000 acres, including marine, dry forest, cloud forest, and rain forest environments.
2020 Hurricanes Damage Vulnerable Mangroves
Central America experienced one of its most intense hurricane season in years, leading to widespread degradation to coastal environments.
Acute Itching in Eczema Patients Linked to Environmental Allergens
In addition to a skin rash, many eczema sufferers also experience chronic itching, but sometimes that itching can become torturous.
Mount Fuji’s Missing Snow
The lack of snow cover in December left Japan’s iconic mountain looking a little different than usual.
Omega-3 Fat Helps Keep Hibernating Ground Squirrels Warm
By feeding arctic ground squirrels special diets, researchers have found that omega-3 fatty acids, common in flax seed and fish oil, help keep the animals warmer in deep hibernation.
