A weekly review of environmental hazards and disasters
The Geo-Hazard Report will return in spring 2023.
Geo-Hazard Report
February 6, 2023
Last Week in Review
Wildfires
Western wildfires are destroying more homes per square mile burned, analysis finds
Phys.org
Extreme Weather
Drought threatens U.S. wheat production despite acreage bump
Reuters
Ice storm leaves 400K without power in Texas and leads to 10 deaths in traffic accidents
Gizmodo
Infectious Disease
COVID-19 emerges as a leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens
LiveScience
Valley fever spreads beyond U.S. southwest as fungal pathogen expands range
NBC News
Environmental Contamination
Nearly all Missouri coal plants release toxins into local groundwater, study finds
FOX-Kansas City
Reducing urban air pollution could lower cancer rates as much as eliminating smoking
Environmental Health News
Changing Climate
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees is no longer plausible, study shows
Science Daily
Climate change and population boom could dry up Great Salt Lake in 5 years
NPR News
Climate change may cut U.S. forest inventory by a fifth this century, study finds
NC State University News
Climate-related hazards in the U.S. (real-time data)
Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation
In-Depth Look at Environmental Hazards
The Threat of Ocean Acidification
The Economist (video)
7 States, 1 River, and an Agonizing Choice
A look at efforts to save the Colorado River
The Daily (audio)
The Tonga Eruption Reveals New Volcanic Dangers
Wired Science (audio)
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