Originally Published by EarthSky — We hear many stories of the renewal of natural lands after a devastating wildfire, but this photo of an older burn area in New Mexico is particularly striking. It’s from Geraint Smith Photography in Taos, New Mexico. It shows the Valle Vidal Unit of New Mexico’s Carson National Forest, which, like many parts of the U.S. west, has had its share of wildfires in recent years.
Originally Published by Yale Environment 360 — Anand Shah runs an Indian company that is using solar-powered “water ATMs” to bring clean water to remote villages. In an e360 interview, Shah talks about how his company is using a high-tech approach to address one of India’s most intractable public health issues.
Originally Published by EarthSky — There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the major earthquake – magnitude 7.0 – that struck near the Alaskan village of Adak, 1,200 miles southwest of Anchorage, earlier today. The quake occurred at at 4:25 a.m. local time, on August 30, 2013. Multiple aftershocks followed, including one measuring magnitude 4.5. No tsunami warning was issued.
Originally Published by BBC News– A diverse range of life exists deep beneath Earth’s surface, but they survive at an incredibly slow pace.
Originally Published by The Guardian — It’s rare that cheery environmental news comes out of India, especially when it comes to clean energy. But a July 22nd order by the electricity regulatory authority of Maharashtra (MERC), India’s most industrialised state, is being welcomed as a possible game changer.
Originally Published by Planet Earth
Online — The study, published in PLoS One, reveals that below -20 °C, single-celled organisms dehydrate, sending them into a vitrified – glass-like – state during which they are unable to complete their life cycle. The researchers propose that, since the organisms cannot reproduce below this temperature, -20 °C is the lowest temperature limit for life on Earth.
