Water

As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’

New York Times: If the Great Salt Lake, which has already shrunk by two-thirds, continues to dry up, here’s what’s in store: The lake’s flies and brine shrimp would die off…

Salt Scourge: The Dual Threat of Warming and Rising Salinity

Yale Environment 360: The Mekong Delta is under a chemical threat arguably more deadly for the long term than the Agent Orange deployed across it during the Vietnam War half a century ago. By the middle of this century, it could be…

Tigray in Ethiopia was an environmental success story – but the war is undoing decades of regreening

The Conversation: An ongoing war between the Ethiopian government and its allies against Tigray, one of its northern states, has led to one of the world’s biggest humanitarian crises. We…

Oceans Aren’t Just Warming—Their Soundscapes Are Transforming

Wired: Wander into nature and give a good shout, and only nearby birds, frogs, and squirrels will hear you. Although sensing noise is a critical survival strategy for land animals, it’s a somewhat limited warning system, as sounds—save for something…