California Is Missing the Pineapple Express
A new analysis of satellite data from 1979 onward offers details about the atmospheric conditions that have created California's current drought.
Browsing Category
Environment
2832 posts
Could Leasing Water Rights Provide a Way Out of the Drought for California?
The state’s cities need water. Its farmers have it. Maybe leasing rights to it could solve the crisis responsibly.
PCBs Were Banned Three Decades Ago, but They’re Still Hurting Marine Mammals
Don't drink the porpoise milk—it's contaminated.
Plight of the Panther: What Happens When Preserving a Species Makes It Unpopular?
Some Floridians have turned on their once-beloved state cat.
The Long Lasting Legacy of Droughts in Forests
New research shows forests are slow to recover from droughts, and climate models that overlook recovery time are likely overestimating how much carbon forests can absorb after droughts.
Cracking Tor
Computer scientists devise a method to unmask users of the world's leading Internet anonymity software—and how to fix the problem.
Environmental Justice for Prisoners
Why doesn’t the Environmental Protection Agency count incarcerated populations in its impact statements?
Five Years on, We’ve Learned Nothing From the Largest Onshore Oil Spill in U.S. History
Five years ago, a pipeline spilled a million gallons of tar sands crude into a Michigan river—and we’re still cleaning it up.
Does the Internet Really Care About Cecil the Lion?
If online outrage is having any effect, it's unclear.
Climate Change? What’s That?
As many as 65 percent of people in some countries haven't even heard of climate change, and perceptions of risk often depend on local temperatures as much as beliefs about humans' role in the changing environment, a new study finds.