Glacial Lakes Threaten Millions in a Warming World
Known formally as glacial lake outburst floods—or GLOFs—these deluges are driven by rising mountain temperatures. Where glaciers terminate, they ...
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New York Needs to Get Spongier—or Get Used to More Floods
Two years after the remnants of Hurricane Ian dumped up to 10 inches of rain on New York City ...
A Global Surge in Cholera Outbreaks May Be Fueled by Climate Change
The global cholera surge drove a vaccine shortage right when countries needed it most. Malawi in the past used ...
Hurricane Idalia Is About to Slam Florida With a Wall of Water
Early Tuesday morning, Tropical Storm Idalia strengthened into Hurricane Idalia, charting a course for Florida’s west coast and panhandle. ...
How Hilary Turned Into a Monster Storm
Like wringing out a great big sponge in the sky, starting this weekend tropical storm Hilary dumped an incomprehensible ...
The Kakhovka Dam Collapse Is an Ecological Disaster | WIRED
While the world awaits evidence and more details about what happened to the dam, there is no doubt that ...
AI-Generated Music Is About to Flood Streaming Platforms
The music industry is fighting back against artificial intelligence. Universal Music Group, which includes superstars like Taylor Swift, Nicki ...
Robot Lawyers Are About to Flood the Courts
hype cycle Chatbots—software that can generate convincing strings based on simple prompts—are in full swing. Few industries are more ...
The Floods, the Farms, and the River That Roared Back
Those words aptly describe the scene I encountered in January, some 70 years after the novel was published. Drought ...
New Zealand Faces a Future of Flood and Fire
new zealand is Responding to two back-to-back extreme weather events - massive floods and subsequent hurricanes - have claimed ...
