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Clear-Cut Logging Can Make a 50-Year Flood Hit Every 3 Years
New University of British Columbia research found that clear-cut logging can compress a 50-year flood return interval down to roughly three years, with the greatest risk amplification concentrated in the largest, most destructive flood events.
Miami Is America’s Most Termite-Infested City for the 4th Year Running
Miami has claimed the top spot on Orkin's annual termite cities ranking for four consecutive years, driven by invasive Formosan and Asian subterranean termites that form overlapping colonies beneath block after city block. Florida also places Tampa third, making the state home to two of the three most termite-threatened metros in the U.S.
Fossil Fuel Lobbying Buys Access, Not Votes — Here’s What Research Proves
Studies consistently correlate fossil fuel industry lobbying with anti-climate voting, but researchers draw a careful line between documented patterns and direct causation — and the 'dark money' gap means disclosed figures almost certainly undercount total influence.
Fossil Fuel Industry Spends $250M a Year to Block the Policies Science Demands
A coordinated letter-to-the-editor campaign appearing in seven regional newspapers spotlights two hard-to-dispute facts: fossil fuel combustion is driving unprecedented warming, and the industry spends roughly $250 million a year on U.S. lobbying to limit the policies science says are urgently needed.
What Happens If We Stop Using Fossil Fuels Overnight vs. Over Decades
A 2021 Nature Climate Change study found that halting all fossil fuel use overnight would paradoxically trigger a short-term warming spike of 0.5–1°C, because reflective industrial aerosols vanish in weeks while CO₂ lingers for centuries. A phased transition to net zero by 2050 avoids that termination shock and limits peak warming to roughly 1.5°C.
PFAS in Great Lakes Food Webs: 42 Years of Forever Chemicals on Your Plate
A University of Notre Dame analysis of 42 years of biological data found PFAS 'forever chemicals' systematically biomagnifying through every tier of the Great Lakes food web, with Lakes Erie and Ontario showing the highest concentrations—posing a public-health concern for tens of millions of people.Load More
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