Gold mining in the Amazon removes so much water from the ground that it's too hot and dry for seedlings to survive.

Studies suggest that about 40% of a tree’s captured carbon is stored in leaves before they drop. A leaf that falls straight down likely lands closer to the tree that produced it. This matters because ...

The rains, which began with an intense afternoon storm and returned at night, triggered severe waterlogging on multiple routes, slowing traffic the following morning.

Credit: Journal of The Royal Society Interface (2025). DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2024.0654 In watching leaves fall, it became clear to the researchers that the determining factor was leaf shape.To find ...

An apple may not fall far from the tree, but for a leaf, it depends on its shape. Elm or apple leaves — oval and symmetrical, with few protruding lobes — fall quickly, making them likely to ...

THIS IS OAK HILL DRIVE, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE NOW, CITY CREWS ARE OUT HERE WORKING ON WHAT USED TO BE A LARGE TREE DOWN IN THIS SUBDIVISION AREA ... in the areas that are typically affected by heavy rain ...

Fire brigade officials said they received six calls informing about tree felling from different ... witnessing occasional spells of unseasonal rain, the latest showers were of relatively higher ...

Kalyan Tragedy: 2 Passengers Among 3 Killed After Tree Falls on Moving Auto Rickshaw During Heavy Rain and Winds in Thane Thane, Maharashtra (May 7, 2025): Three people, including two passengers and ...