US proposes cuts to Colorado River use for Arizona, California and Nevada | Government News
Three western states in the United States would take less water from the Colorado River under a federal…
Perseid meteor shower to light up Welsh skies
According to the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the Perseids will produce many bright, fast meteors with persistent trains between…
Kazakhstan Prepares for First Wild Tiger Release as Reintroduction Project Enters Defining Stage
ALMATY – After years of habitat restoration and careful adaptation, the success of Kazakhstan’s tiger restoration effort will…
Wildfires rage in Greece; firefighters battle blazes in France, Spain
Greek firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in the area of Porto Germeno, some 70 kilometres (45 miles)…
Mars has such thin air that around noon near the equator, sunlit ground beneath your boots could reach 24 degrees Celsius while the air around your head remained below freezing — allowing one standing person to span temperatures resembling spring and winter at the same time.
Imagine placing two thermometers on Mars at noon. One lies flat against dark, sunlit soil near the equator.…
West in Pictures: Heatwave, Buck Moon, Keegan tributes and tigers
The sun continues to beat down on the West, with little sign of rain, leading to some dramatic…
Dust storms would ground Kalgoorlie-Boulder to a halt, until the people fought back and won
Doug Daws remembers when colossal dust storms would regularly strike his outback hometown, grinding life to a halt…
Don’t Miss August 12’s Solar Eclipse And Perseid Peak
Topline For skywatchers across North America and Europe, Wednesday, Aug. 12 offers a rare opportunity to experience two…
Beavers helping to reduce drought with wetlands
Beavers, often described as “ecosystem engineers”, were once widespread in Britain but were hunted to extinction about 400…
A rollercoaster of weather extremes: drought and heatwaves are creating UK’s climate whiplash
The UK is bouncing from one type of extreme weather to another this year. This is climate whiplash.…
SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon this week
A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar…
Funnels That Harvest Rain and Solar Power While Shading a Public Plaza
Water scarcity and urban heat are two separate crises that public infrastructure rarely addresses together. Most public spaces…