3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (153+ words) Worldwide patterns of increased plant water stress reveal water limits to vegetation greening. Leaf area index, which measures the ratio of leaf area to ground area, is commonly used by researchers to track foliage coverage and ecosystem health. One consequence…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (774+ words) This article was first published on the UNDRR PreventionWeb site. A hazard event occurs. Imagine that the first report says 20 people have died. By the evening, the number is 27. The following day, authorities report 23. A week later, some people initially…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (590+ words) The ozone paradox is especially relevant in Mexico City because the region has a long and complex history of air pollution management. The metropolitan area, located at high elevation and surrounded by mountains, has meteorological and topographic conditions that often…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (20+ words) Initial observations on the 26 August 2026 catastrophic debris flow in Nepal and Tibet, which has killed hundreds of people....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (341+ words) A compact set of physical equations delivers a unified, first-principles explanation for how lightning's most destructive surge of current is born, races towards the clouds, and fades. Every lightning flash has one defining moment: the return stroke, an intense surge…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (342+ words) Matthew LaPlante doesn’t have to go to a lab to see his research in action. On some mornings, he can just look out his own window in the mountains high above Salt Lake City. After a warm night when the…...