California looks at building one of world's largest recycled water programmes

Drought has put burden on traditional sources of drinking water and water managers are looking at expanding recycling systems to increase supply

Marsh spews bacteria onto beach

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The Gujarat earthquake struck at the very foundation of urban India. The disaster highlighted the haphazard manner in which the country's towns …

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Amid hurricanes and wildfires, Trump gives science a cold shoulder

“I don’t think science knows actually. It’ll start getting cooler,” US President Donald Trump said during a briefing on …

El Nino is starting to lose strength after fueling a hot, stormy year, but it’s still powerful − an atmospheric scientist explains what’s ahead for 2024

The 2024 hurricane season likely won’t have El Nino around to help weaken storms. But that doesn’t necessarily mean an active season

Pumas adapt behaviour to save energy for mountain survival: Study

Finding important as many top predators are being forced to move into areas where they have to expend more energy to travel

Solar storms can hamper whales' navigation, cause them to strand: Study

Radio frequency noise created by solar outburst affects whales’ senses and prevents them from navigating, according to the research

Examining a video’s changes over time helps flag deepfakes

Rather than looking at each face image individually, look for inconsistencies in how different parts of the face move from frame to frame over time

USEPA should regulate GHGs, says US Supreme Court

Exxon, Apple and other corporate giants will have to disclose all their emissions under California’s new climate laws

Oil and gas companies like Chevron will likely have to account for emissions from vehicles that use their gasoline, and Apple will have to …

Atmospheric river storms can drive costly flooding — and climate change is making them stronger

Even modest increases in atmospheric river intensity could lead to significantly larger economic impacts

India bore maximum brunt of extreme weather events in 2020: Report

As many as 2,067 lives lost to floods in India through the year, the highest in the world due to climate change-induced events 

Turkey-Syria quake: The Anatolian Plate is one of the most seismically active; here is why

The Anatolian Plate sits between three major tectonic plates: African, Arabian and Eurasian

UNEP’s Fire Ready Formula: Invest more in preventing wildfires

The Formula envisages allocating 66% of funds for planning, prevention, preparedness and recovery and 34% for response

Tropical Storm Hilary pounds Southern California with heavy rain, flash flooding

California had only one confirmed tropical storm landfall in the past in September 1939

Air pollution worse

Three times greater risk to health than believed

Bush discards green

US President George Bush calls for a steep hike in the production of oil, gas, coal and nuclear energy and drilling for oil and gas in Alaska

Forests under threat

OXIDANT AIR POLLUTION IMPACTS IN THE MONTANE FORESTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA A CASE STUDY OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS·Paul R Miller, …

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Amphibians at risk even from low pesticide concentrations

Wildfires: New York City’s orange skies raise environmental questions

The dystopian orange skies are due to the flames that have been raging north of the US-Canada border

Climate change can wipe out world's oldest trees

According to scientists, Bristlecone pines, which are found in the upper reaches of the White Mountains in California, could be supplanted by the …