Environment

November 7, 2024

Delayed Snowfall on Mt. Fuji’s Peak Breaks 130-Year Record of Snow Absence

Japan’s Mount Fuji has long been a source of artistic, cultural, and national pride, boasting graceful symmetry and a signature snow-capped peak. This year, however, Mt. Fuji’s peak remained bare into early November, marking the latest time that snow has ever fallen on the 12,400-foot mountain. Though bare during the summer months, Mt. Fuji typically sees sprinkles of snowfall in early October.

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October 13, 2024

NASA Satellite Documents Parts of the Sahara Desert Turning Green Amid an Influx of Heavy Rainfall

The Sahara desert is known for being one of the driest areas in the planet. However, an unusual weather phenomenon has caused plant life to pop up in the otherwise barren landscape. The NASA Earth Observatory has shared some revealing images of vegetation growing in arid regions of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya following an influx of heavy rainfall.

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September 26, 2024

Thousands Flock to Dr. Jane Goodall’s Lectures Around the U.S. To Hear Her Words of Wisdom About Conservation

Rockstars aren't the only ones that draw thousands of people to large venues just to hear their voices. At age 90, famed conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall has just gone on a U.S. tour, speaking in front of large crowds about her lifelong mission to protect vulnerable species and ecosystems, as well as her hopes for the future.

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August 29, 2024

All of Antarctica’s Plant Life Is Mapped for the First Time and Shows Growing Vegetation Amid Climate Change

When people think of Antarctica, they likely think of vast expanses of barren ice and very few colors beyond the snowy white visible on the horizon. However, despite the admitted prevalence of ice on the continent, there is plant life too. This vegetation survives on photosynthesis, making sustenance out of sunlight.

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