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Air/Climate

Climate Change Scorches USA; Extreme Heat Grips 100 Million

WASHINGTON, DC, July 6, 2024 (ENS) – Independence Day 2024 will go down in the record books as one of the hottest. In total, more than 100 million people – nearly one in every three Americans – spent Thursday under heat alerts, according to the National Weather Service. […]

Food

Even Bleached-out Coral Reefs Can Yield Nutritious Seafood

LANCASTER, UK, January 9, 2022 (ENS) – Coral reefs damaged by rising ocean temperatures appear to be more resilient than scientists have realized. An international team studying damaged reefs has discovered an unexpected bright spot of hope for communities who depend upon coral reef fisheries for food security. […]