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This old bayou helps define New Orleans. A new project is checking on its health.
45+ min ago (1060+ words) Eva R. Hillmann, chief scientist with the Lake Pontchartrain Conservancy, tosses a device that measures water quality into Bayou St. John near Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans on Monday, April 13, 2026. Eva R. Hillmann, chief scientist with the Lake Pontchartrain Conservancy, looks at…...
The world is entering a new era of wildfire. This huge blaze shows how hard they are to tackle
44+ min ago (1577+ words) By Stefano Pozzebon, Avery Schmitz, Abigail Watts, Jhasua Razo, CNN BOGOT, COLOMBIA (CNN) " It took 20 minutes for decades of family memories to be reduced to smoke and ash. Claudia Matamala, 34, broke down in tears recounting how flames engulfed her parents…...
Wildlife arriving at new Great Fen wetland in Cambridge
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (325+ words) Wildlife is starting to move into a new wetland area that took a year to build. It was created at the Great Fen nature reserve, near Ramsey in Cambridgeshire, as part of The Great Fen project. About 25 hectares (62 acres) - the…...
Submerged gravel wetland is new Center for the Inland Bays project
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (434+ words) Cape Gazette Submerged gravel wetland is new Center for the Inland Bays project The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays will begin constructing a submerged gravel wetland on former agricultural land owned by Sussex County, located at the intersection of…...
Evolving El Ni'o could eclipse 2023 event, rival formidable 2015episode
43+ min ago (375+ words) A Westerly Wind Burst (WWB, in red and yellow to the bottom of graphic) travelled from north and south of the Indonesian archipelago and across the Pacific towards Peru and Ecuador in South America earlier this month. WWBs help initiate…...
Hector recertified, Seneca Falls newly recognized in state climate program during Earth Week
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (410+ words) Two Finger Lakes communities are being recognized by New York State for their ongoing and emerging roles in tackling climate challenges at the local level. The towns of Hector and Seneca Falls were among more than 20 municipalities certified this week…...
Eco-Literacy: How a Children's Book Is Reshaping Kenya's Climate Activism
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (424+ words) streamlinefeed. co. ke The Power of the Protagonist In a world where climate change discussions are often dominated by complex policy papers and international summits, Kenyan author Cynthia Wambua has chosen a different battlefield: the primary school classroom. Her newly…...
The threat of light pollution puts the world's darkest skies in the Atacama Desert at risk
7+ hour, 37+ min ago (923+ words) Winnipeg 0" C, Partly cloudy In Chile's Atacama Desert, the night sky feels infinite. Considered the driest place on Earth, its darkness is also one of the clearest windows to the universe. A rare combination of dry climate, high altitude and,…...
Water management needed to secure water rights for wetlands: DOE chief
14+ hour, 43+ min ago (387+ words) TEHRAN " Although the increase in precipitation has increased hope to secure water rights for wetlands, it does not obviate the need for water management, the head of the Department of Environment has said. Without sustainable management of water resources and…...
Climate Change Commission warns NZ ETS could fail without reform
12+ hour, 1+ min ago (370+ words) The Climate Change Commission said the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is on track to fail without reform. In its annual advice to the government, the commission warned that the scheme faces huge future volatility and would fail without reform by…...