KEY CONCEPTSWarming oceans are fueling stronger tropical cyclones—the most costly and deadly weather disasters in the U.S.Of the 10 most costly weather disasters in U.S. history, eight were hurricanes. About 80% of major hurricanes undergo rapid intensification. In the Atlantic, 170 landfalling tropical cyclones have experienced rapid intensification since 1980. Of the 56 tropical cyclones that have...
The U.S. is home to some of the world's oldest and tallest trees. In addition to being beautiful places for us to recreate, they provide so many benefits, including filtering more than half of our water supply and capturing carbon to help mitigate climate change. There many things that pose risk to these forests—fires, invasive pests and deforestation. Plant a Billion Trees is working to mitigate...
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Adapting to Climate Change Adaptation helps us prepare for some of the likely effects of climate change by reducing their impacts on ecosystems and people's well-being. Examples of adaptation include strengthening water conservation programs, upgrading stormwater systems, developing early warning systems for extreme heat events, and preparing for stronger storms through better emergency preparation and...
Updated Nov 16, 2024 11:59 ISTAs per the agreement, the Bayside Corporation has been entrusted with the sale of more than 400 units out of the total 800 units in Kasauli Hills. (Image: Sushma Group/ETNOW.in)Real Estate News: Realty major Sushma Group has accelerated the sales of its housing projects in Himachal Pradesh's Kasauli. For this, the Chandigarh-based real estate developer entered into a...
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In This Article There are plenty of different financing options to consider when you’re ready to invest in real estate. You can leverage your own funds, for example, or receive loans from established...
Climate change is a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth’s local, regional and global climates. These changes have a broad range of observed effects that are synonymous with the term. Changes observed in Earth’s climate since the mid-20th century are driven by human activities, particularly fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas...
Abstract The North Pacific garbage patch has accumulated floating plastic pollution for several decades. The Ocean Cleanup, a not-for-profit organization that works to retrieve this floating plastic, has conducted systematic surveys in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre since 2015. The dataset, now spanning seven years, includes the deployment of trawls of varying sizes and the collection of...