Scientists have uncovered a genetic mutation that makes it dangerously difficult to distinguish a black bear from a grizzly.
Tag: Southwestern States (US)
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The Coming Crisis Along the Colorado River
Overuse and climate change will mean sharp cuts in water use.
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Another Major Heat Wave Sweeps Central and Northeast U.S.
After deaths in the Pacific Northwest, parts of the central United States will see record-breaking temperatures, with the Northeast broiling on Thursday.
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Wildfires Could Be Treated as a Form Of Maintenance, Like Flu Shots
Climate change hasn’t made all prescribed burns unsafe, but more care needs to be taken in starting them, and even then, risk cannot be eliminated entirely.
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New Mexico’s Largest Wildfire Was a Prescribed Burn. What Are Victims Owed?
Two prescribed burns got out of control, becoming New Mexico’s largest recorded wildfire. But experts say it’s necessary to thin forests in a region primed for destruction.