After multiple one-day teases of springlike warmth amidst an overall chilly end to meteorological winter, good news is in store for many fans of warm weather across the central and eastern United States.
Wildfire smoke particles cause more lung damage than other pollution sources
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New research suggests that particulate matter in wildfire smoke is more dangerous to human health than particles found in other types of air pollution. File Photo by Etienne Laurent/EPA-EFE
March 5 (UPI) The fine particles in wildfire smoke are up to 10 times more harmful to human lungs than pollution from other sources, such as car exhaust, an analysis published Friday by the journal Nature Communications found.
Every 10 microgram-per-cubic meter increase in particulate matter the hazardous microscopic particles found in dust, pollen, smoke and soot, car exhaust and industrial emissions led to a 1% rise in hospital admissions for breathing problems, the data showed.
About seven years ago, a hurricane churned high above the North Pole. It was during the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, but this storm s eye did not touch the water, and it did not make landfall.
For the first time, scientists have managed to capture a full-depth portrait of glacial melting during winter with the help of a team of deep-diving seals with instruments strapped on their heads.
Damages from February winter storms could be as high as $155 billion
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Utilities crews work to repair broken water lines during a rare winter storm in Wylie, Texas, on February 18. Record cold temperatures, snow and ice caused power outages resulting in frozen water pipes and many parts of the state were under a boil water order for days. Photo by Ian Halperin/UPI | License Photo
March 4 Sweeping power outages, hundreds of thousands of insurance claims and millions of impacted residents across the nation are adding up to make the punishing coast-to-coast winter weather in February more costly than the historic 2020 hurricane season and likely the costliest month of weather impacts in recent history.