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A fire cloud erupts above Oregon's Falls Fire on July 15, 2024. (Credit: InciWeb)

A Fire Cloud Erupts

These wildfire-induced thunderstorms have been occurring above blazes in the United States and Canada this summer. How do they form, and why are they significant? Read on...

Fire-Breathing Smoke Storms Punch High Into the Atmosphere

Smoke from wildfires in Canada as well as the United States blankets about 1.5 million square miles, as seen in this image acquired by the GOES-18 satellite on July 19, 2024.

Wildfires Explode in Canada

Dramatic remote sensing imagery reveals the large-scale impact of Canadian wildfires. Blazes also are raging in the United States and the Siberian Arctic.

As Wildfires Explode, Smoke Billows Across a Vast Expanse of North America

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Monster Soup, an 1828 political cartoon by William Heath, shows a woman horrified by a magnified drop of Thames River water. 

Monster Soup commonly called Thames Water. Wellcome V0011218

"But people’s beliefs and interests need not align if everyone finds some benefit in the recommendations."

Can Humanity Address Climate Change Without Believing It? History Says Maybe

NASA's monthly global surface temperature analysis shows that last month was 1.21°C above the 1951-1980 June average — a record high. This map shows how temperatures around the world varied from the average. (Credit: NASA GISS)

June 2024 Was Record Warm

With record breaking global temperatures persisting, a new annual global heating record is likely — despite a looming La Niña.

Earth Just Can't Seem to Beat the Heat, Even as La Niña Nears

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"Every year, the Plastic Free July campaign asks us to refuse single-use plastic. The idea is that making a small change in our daily lives will collectively make a big difference."

Plastic Free July Is A Waste Of Time If It Only Relies On Consumers

Credit: Terry Priest, via Flickr Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED

Photinus pyralis firefly

Fireflies, cicadas and surfing and the citizen science projects that support them

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