India’s green cover absorbs more carbon than it emits, but extreme climate events highlight challenges to the country’s broader climate commitments and actions ...

Green vegetation absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere through photosynthesis and releases it back into the air ...

Uncertainty over funding and hiring stemming from the president’s executive orders has limited wildfire training and ...

As the downpour intensified Thursday, the National Weather Service issued flash flood and severe thunderstorm warnings for a ...

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows. They have been particularly lethal in parts of California where landscape, climate, ...

Avian influenza (AI) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting poultry and wild water birds, posing significant global challenges due to its high mortality rates and economic impacts. Highly ...

After thousands of homes were destroyed, many are looking for ways to make Los Angeles safer from wildfires. But clearing ...

Unsustainable agricultural practices, overgrazing and deforestation strip soils of their protective vegetation cover, leaving them vulnerable to erosion. Industrial farming techniques often prioritize ...

Around this time every year in Prior Lake, lakeside residents are deputized as lookouts. Their job: to keep an eye on the surface of the lake. “We do use volunteers for this program,” Jamie ...

A recent study revealed that 2020 was the greenest year recorded by modern satellite observations from 2001 to 2020. This surge in greenery was particularly evident in northern and temperate regions, ...

Council allocated up to $198,467 for the project for a term of three years. Council also authorized contracts with four companies “for vegetation management for wildfire mitigation.” Although the ...

Abstract: Fractional vegetation cover (FVC) is a key parameter in assessing the condition of surface vegetation, playing a significant role in maintaining ecosystem health and preventing natural ...