How Fertilizer Is Making Climate Change Worse
The explosion that rocked Beirut last month, killing at least 190, was a grim echo of prior accidents caused by the explosive synthetic fertilizer ammonium nitrate. Tianjin, China, 2015: 173 … Read More
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Tropical Storm Marco becomes a hurricane and heads toward U.S. Gulf Coast
Marco strengthened into a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday on its way toward the Louisiana coast, according to data from an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft. Tropical … Read More
Canada's last fully intact ice shelf has suddenly collapsed, forming a Manhattan-sized iceberg
Almost half of Canada's last remaining intact ice shelf has suddenly collapsed into the ocean. Satellite images show that it formed two icebergs, one of which is almost the size … Read More
Climate Change, Deforestation Harm Old-Growth Forests: Study
Forests globally are becoming younger and shorter because of deforestation and climate change, reducing biological diversity and stunting forests’ ability to store atmospheric carbon, according to research published Thursday. Rising … Read More
Most Dangerous Storm Season Since Katrina May Be Ahead
As Tropical Storm Arthur moves up the U.S. coastline, forecasters worry that it is just the first domino to fall in a hurricane season that has the potential to mirror … Read More