Tag: Earth science
Flights canceled during China’s worst sandstorm in decades
BEIJING — China’s capital and a wide swath of the country's north were enveloped Monday in the worst sandstorm in a decade, leading to...
Scientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Powerful gusts linked to global warming are damaging water quality and creating a hazard for fish in Lake Erie and...
Scientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Powerful gusts linked to global warming are damaging water quality and creating a hazard for fish in Lake Erie and...
Warming oceans mean smaller baby sharks struggle to survive
PORTLAND, Maine — The warming of worldwide oceans from climate change means baby sharks are at risk of being born smaller and without the...
Bezos plans to spend $10 billion by 2030 on climate change
NEW YORK — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos plans to spend the $10 billion he invested in the Bezos Earth Fund by 2030, the fund’s...
Etna keeps up its spectacular explosions; ash rains on towns
ROME — A particularly spectacular blast from Italy's Mount Etna volcano belched out a towering cloud of ash and lava stone Sunday onto Sicilian...
Mt Etna’s latest eruptions awe even those who study volcanos
ROME — Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, has awed even seasoned volcanologists in recent days with spectacular spurts of lava lighting up the...
Nothing to sneeze at: Global warming triggers earlier pollen
When Dr. Stanley Fineman started as an allergist in Atlanta, he told patients they should start taking their medications and prepare for the drippy,...