Sizzling Summer of 2023

Environment

With Earth's Warmest Summer and August Now in the Record Books, What Will the Rest of 2023 Bring?

Drawing of the Peshtigo Fire, showing people seeking refuge in the Peshtigo River

Planet Earth

What Was the Deadliest Wildfire in U.S. History?

2018 Damage in Florida from Hurricane Michael 

How Is Our Changing Climate Making Hurricanes Stronger?

Trinity Atom Bomb Test

Want to Understand This Summer's Heat? Imagine 800,000 Hiroshima Atom Bombs Exploding Every Day

Abandoned Chernobyl station 

The Sciences

5 Examples of the Worst Human-Made Disasters in History

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Solutions for Solar Panel Waste Are Just Beginning to Surface

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Is Dirt Just Worm Poop? Digging Up the Secrets of Soil

Earth's atmosphere from space

How the Ozone Layer Evolved and Why It’s Important

A pod of orca whales

Yes, Animals Create Culture and Pass It Along for Survival

Global Temperature Anomalies in June

Yes, It's Dang Hot! And With El Niño Gaining Strength, Bet on Even More Misery

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Volunteer Community Scientists Key to Pioneering Tick Study

Cute Sea Turtle face

Why Are Sea Turtles Endangered and How Can We Save Them?

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环境

随着地球有史以来最热的夏季和八月成为历史，2023年剩下的时间会带来什么？

美国历史上最致命的野火是哪一场？

气候变化如何使飓风更强？

想了解今年夏天的酷热吗？想象一下每天有80万颗广岛原子弹爆炸

历史上五大最严重的人为灾难

太阳能电池板废物处理方案刚刚浮出水面

泥土只是蚯蚓的粪便吗？揭示土壤的秘密

臭氧层如何演变及其重要性

是的，动物会创造文化并将其传承下去以求生存

是的，热得发烫！随着厄尔尼诺现象势力增强，预计会有更多痛苦

志愿者社区科学家是开创性蜱虫研究的关键

海龟为何濒危？我们如何拯救它们？

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