Environment
7 articles
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Why Dumping Thousands Of Logs Into The Murray River Saved Native Fish
If you want to fix a broken river, sometimes you just need to throw a massive pile of logs back into it. For decades, river managers thought clean, empty channels meant healthy waterways. They were
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How California Turns Torrential El Nino Storms Into Drought Relief
Big storms terrify coastal neighborhoods. They also fill empty underground aquifers. When forecasters point toward a heavy Pacific weather pattern, the immediate reaction is panic over mudslides and
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Why 188 Indian Ecologists Are Sounding The Alarm On The Coming Super El Nino
Nearly 200 Indian scientists just signed an urgent appeal. They are staring down an impending climate disaster that most people are ignoring. A coalition of 188 ecologists, field practitioners, and
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Why Spain Can Never Get Rid Of The American Red Crayfish Invasion
In the spring of 1974, an aristocrat and cattle rancher named Andrés Bores Saavedra imported roughly 4,400 pounds of American red crayfish from Louisiana straight into the marshlands of southern
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What Most People Get Wrong About California's Killer Algae Crisis
We tend to panic over oil spills and massive industrial accidents while ignoring the quiet threats sitting inside our living rooms. In the summer of 2000, marine biologists discovered something
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Why The Nutria Invasion Is A Total Disaster For American Wetlands
You can thank the global fur trade of the late 19th and early 20th centuries for introducing one of South America's most destructive residents to North American soil. Nutria, large semi-aquatic
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Why One Tree Planted In 1937 Is Now Threatening Entire World Heritage Rainforests
In 1937, workers at a botanical garden in Tahiti carefully placed an exotic import into the soil. It looked striking. It had massive leaves lined with deep purple undersides that made it a standout