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Space & Cosmos
U.S. grounded SpaceX Starship due to mid-air explosion
Debris from a SpaceX spacecraft is seen in the sky near Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, on January 16, 2025, in this image courtesy of Greg Bree. The United States grounded SpaceX’s Starship on Friday and ordered Elon Musk’s company to investigate why the spacecraft spectacularly disintegrated in a fiery cascade over the Caribbean Sea during its latest test mission.…
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Environment
A twice as severe winter is about to hit much of the U.S. with snow, ice and biting cold.
People walk nearly half a mile from a grocery store to their homes as steam from underground vents rises behind them in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File Meteorologists predict that strong snow and ice storms and subsequent bitter cold will soon hit two-thirds of the eastern United States as frigid air…
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Environment
Wildfire risk increases as trees reclaim eastern U.S. landscape
Credit: Deep Rajwar on Pexels There are more trees and shrubs in the eastern United States than there were 30 years ago. This growth, driven by processes such as unmanaged forest trees and understory reclamation, is fueling wildfire outbreaks and contributing to changes in fire regimes in the eastern half of the country, according to a new study. Some parts…
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Science
Aerial observations identify major sources of U.S. landfill methane emissions
An example image of a landfill site where methane is emitted from the working face. Credit: Environmental Science and Technology (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c07572 Through tests from aircraft, the research team found that landfill faces tend to be the largest source of methane emissions in U.S. landfills. Their findings are published in the journal Environment Science and Technology. The researchers are…
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Environment
Storm Helen causes flooding across southeastern U.S., killing 100 people
People wait in line to buy gas in the aftermath of Hurricane Helen in Fletcher, North Carolina, on September 29, 2024. At least 100 people have been killed in devastating floods across the southeastern United States, officials said Monday, and emergency response efforts are quickly becoming a political football in a region that could decide the presidential election. Rescue efforts…
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