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Extreme weather meets reality of poverty to create a tragedy in Mississippi
A violent tornado with a 59-mile path struck Alabama and Mississippi, where the predominantly Black community of Rolling Fork was hard hit.
Wind industry predicts bounceback and rapid growth in 2023
This year, the industry will reach a milestone — 1 terawatt, or 1,000 gigawatts, of wind energy installed worldwide, says the Global Wind Energy Council.
Public pensions get caught up in Republican push to end 'woke' investing
Business groups, labor unions and others are sounding off against state GOP efforts to bar public pensions from making environmentally and socially conscious investments.
‘City killer’ asteroid will pass between Earth and the moon’s orbit
“There is no chance of this ‘city killer’ striking Earth, but its close approach offers a great opportunity for observations,” the European Space Agency’s planetary defense chief Richard Moissl said in a statement.
California ends some water limits after storms ease drought
Most of California is no longer in drought, but water shortage concerns remain for some areas of the state.
Nuclear power plant leaks 400,000 gallons of radioactive water
While Xcel Energy reported the leak of water containing tritium to state and federal authorities in late November, the spill had not been made public before Thursday.
Rare strain of parasite that killed 4 otters in California could pose danger to humans, researchers say
The otters were found on the state's central coast after contracting a parasite often found in cat feces.
Fish can sense fear in other fish and become afraid, too, study shows
The study, published in the journal Science, shows the ability is regulated by oxytocin, the brain chemical that underlies the capacity for empathy in humans.
California is dangerously saturated after 12 monstrous storms, and more water is coming
After three years of drought, California has seen a record-setting deluge that seemingly won’t quit. And even more water is on the way in the form of a historic snowpack.
What's to fear about warming oceans? Flesh-eating bacteria
While Vibrio vulnificus infections are still rare, the findings provide further evidence of how human health and the health of the planet are inextricably linked.
World's first 3D-printed rocket launches but fails to reach orbit in key test flight
The booster experienced an anomaly with its upper stage several minutes into its inaugural mission.
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