» Fighting fire with fire: How prescribed burns reduce wildfire damage and pollution
30/06/25 04:08 from ScienceDaily: Water Conservation News
Wildfires are becoming more intense and dangerous, but a new Stanford-led study offers hope: prescribed burns—intentionally set, controlled fires—can significantly lessen their impact. By analyzing satellite data and smoke emissions, res...

» New Orleans is sinking—and so are its $15 billion flood defenses
29/06/25 03:52 from ScienceDaily: Water Conservation News
Parts of New Orleans are sinking at alarming rates — including some of the very floodwalls built to protect it. A new satellite-based study finds that some areas are losing nearly two inches of elevation per year, threatening the effecti...