Berkshire Eagle18h
The threat of wildfires is growing as drought is now rated ‘severe’ in most of the Berkshires
The U.S. Drought Monitor has upgraded most of the Berkshires to its heightened danger category, and no rainfall is in sight ...
mwnation10h
As floods damage crops,locals survive on mangoes
I t is seven months since flooding from the Shire River buried Joseph Yona’s one-acre crop field in silt. Hundreds of farmers ...
The Pilot11m
Honeybees are taking over for canaries
Are we all too busy to consider making changes in our daily priorities to think about Pope Francis' call to care for creation: Laudato Si'? The climate is changing, and it is no longer a futur ...
White smokers on the lake floor: Spectacular chimneys discovered in the Dead Sea
In an interdisciplinary research project coordinated by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), researchers ...
EurekAlert!1d
White smokers on the lake floor
In an interdisciplinary research project coordinated by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), researchers ...
Hosted on MSN14h
Farmers raise concerns after staple crop becomes increasingly harder to grow: 'I don't remember this happening before'
"This year, the situation is tragic." Farmers raise concerns after staple crop becomes increasingly harder to grow: 'I don't ...
The New Republic on MSN3d
The Woman Who Defined the Great Depression
Babb’s observations of rural poverty, particularly during the Depression and the Dust Bowl, would filter through the ...
The Journal36m
Hot Pink fits for regenerative farming firm
Solutions mean success to Win Biologics as entrepreneur Carolyn Wingate talks about her investment in soil health, Tim Unruh ...
N.J. Forest Fire service battle multiple wildfires, one near popular preserve, another near gun range as state enters ‘extreme drought’
It’s been a rough fall for the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, which has been battling multiple notable wildfires across the state since October amid the ongoing drought. The fires have threatened ...
Science Daily17h
Spectacular chimneys discovered in the Dead Sea
Researchers have discovered meter-high chimneys on the floor of the Dead Sea. These are formed by the spontaneous crystallization of minerals from groundwater with an extremely high salt content ...
How pruning an oak tree at the right time can head off a deadly new disease
A deadly new oak-tree disease can be prevented by pruning them in the dormant season (if needed) instead of spring or summer.
They produce Florida’s clams. To survive climate change, they’re counting on Republicans.
Until recently, some 200 Cedar Key farmers produced virtually every clam consumed in Florida, pulling in 120 million mollusks ...