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Meteor Showers, Orange Rivers, and Other Amazing Images of the Week
Science Plus, a Jupiter-like planet
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A Tree That Could Stop Wildfires
Environment The thin green line Wildfires are devastating North American forests this summer. Dry, hot weather has pushed millions of acres of trees past their breaking (burning?) point. And while…
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Toxic Smoke Chokes Indonesia
Environment Raging fires are endangering human lives as well as endangered species For months, fires have been raging throughout much of Indonesia. One expert has called the environmental and public...
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Dancing Exoplanets, A Fire Tornado, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
Science Plus the view inside blood vessels A collection of some of the best science and tech images from around the web this week. A collection of some of the best science and tech images from around...
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Brush Fires In New Jersey Shut Down Train Service
Environment A fast burn Here in the United States, when we think about brush fires, we think about wildfires out West, the kinds that tear through the wilderness. But brush fires can happen…
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Augmented Reality Visor Lets Firefighters See Through The Smoke
Technology Staying cool and saving lives When fighting fires, you want as many weapons as possible at your disposal.
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Drones Drop Fire Balls To Ignite Extreme Controlled Burns
Environment A new tool to help save the Great Plains The Great Plains are being taken over by shrubs, and the fix may be super-hot controlled fires. But such fires are dangerous to manage, so...
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Tiny Pygmy-Possums Can Smell Smoke And Move While Dormant
Animals Hibernating animals might sense fires in time to get to safety Pygmy-possums can smell smoke and begin to climb while in a state of torpor…
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Humans are responsible for the vast majority of wildfires in the U.S.
Environment Only you can prevent forest fires. For real. In the past 20 years, thousands of wildfires have raged across the United States, and most of them are our fault.
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This is how much of the world is currently on fire
Environment The 2017 fire season is a global phenomenon. This year seems to be a particularly bad fire season, with record breaking conflagrations stretching from the US to Europe to Russia.
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How parched states like California fight wildfires
Environment You can battle a record-breaking blaze even while trying to conserve water. Twin blazes sparked almost two weeks ago in Northern California have flared into the Mendocino Complex Fire,...
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Visualizing California's current fires, some of the deadliest and most...
Environment These graphics show how the fires have spread over the last few days. California is ablaze once again, and despite an already horrific season these new fires are still setting records.
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California's forest management isn't the problem
Environment Despite accusations, the state has excellent manage policies—it's just also built to burn. Though the legacy of America's old fire suppression strategy resulted in the buildup of excess...
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See how much of California has burned in the last five years
Environment It's a lot. Most of California’s hottest fires have burned since 2000—13 out of 20 total—as higher temperatures have made wildfires increasingly likely and destructive.
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The air quality in San Francisco is so bad, being there for a day is like...
Health Particulates in the air from wildfires make going outside a health risk for many Californians. After tearing through entire towns, burning over 10,000 homes and killing at least 70 people, the...
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Natural disasters leave their mark on kids who live through them
Health As these weather events increase, implementing preparation strategies is key. A new study examined data from schools in Australia whose kids were affected by the Black Saturday bushfires found...
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