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California infernos in January? Here’s why wildfire season keeps getting longer and more devastating
As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual ...
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Rare Nevada butterfly proposed for endangered species protections
A rare tiny butterfly found only in a remote stretch of Northern Nevada will soon gain federal protections under the Endangered Species Act.
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Museum of Natural History preserves Nevada's flora and fauna for future generations
The University’s Museum of Natural History is located on the southern end of campus, in a repurposed library space. Visitors ...
This rare Nevada butterfly will soon get federal protections
The bleached sandhill skipper, a butterfly that can only be found beside hot springs near the Nevada-Oregon border, will soon ...
These are the plants and animals that will benefit from the designation of largest corridor of federally protected land
Vast forests, desert land and even a volcano are among the landscapes included in what's now the largest corridor of ...