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Tech

How AI is helping one university understand food waste

Humans waste a lot of food. Leftovers are often sent to landfills where they produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
National

Biden unveils $3B to help reduce carbon emissions at US ports

The program is set to improve port infrastructure at 55 sites nationwide and will support about 40,000 union jobs.
Nation World

Report: World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action

If countries do everything they've promised to fight climate change, they could knock half a degree off that future warming.
National

Global warming fueled Hurricane Milton. Here's how.

Record warming in the Gulf of Mexico led to rapid intensification that even alarmed experts.
National

Agents with EPA caution travelers about harmful algal blooms

Water containing these algal blooms can cause health risks to humans and pets including vomiting, rash and diarrhea.
Science

'Something new for farmers': Corteva Agriscience researching 'reduced stature corn'

Researchers at Corteva have found that the hybrid could improve yield and better resist severe weather events in Iowa.
Climate Science

Towering cornstalks in Iowa could soon be replaced by newly developed 'short corn'

The short corn developed by Bayer Crop Science is being tested on about 30,000 acres in the Midwest.
Climate Science

Climate scientists determine apple orchards ripening earlier than ever

Orchards from Maryland to Michigan are ripening at least two weeks earlier than expected, impacting all varieties of apples.
Climate Science

Workers are breaching California dams, which will let salmon swim freely for first time in a century

Workers are breaching the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday.
National

Wildfires blaze in California, spark conversations on how to manage fires in populated regions

Scientists say record-breaking heat is drying out vegetation in the region, adding more fuel for wildfires.
Environment

Researchers in Maine are developing technology to create offshore wind farms

The prototype of these platforms would be made with simple materials. According to the US Department of the Interior, there are one million acres of ocean available.