Two leading experts on water issues in Asia warn that parts of Vietnam’s fertile southernmost areas bordering Southeast Asia’s longest river, the Mekong, are in danger of drying up.
Jason West, a Gillings School of Global Public Health professor, writes about climate change research and how carbon dioxide affects the global climate.
Many news organizations have agreed to shed light on climate stories during the week of Sept. 16-23, leading up to the United Nations Climate Summit. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are among the leading climate … Read more
In the brush of North Carolina’s humid swamplands, a predator lies in wait. It’s perfectly still. It doesn’t breathe. It hasn’t had a meal in almost a month, but patience goes a long way out here.
A park ranger unlocks the gates of a chain-link fence. UNC professor Nathan Hall drives through in a pick-up truck carrying a rowboat and disassembled pieces of a weather station. Straight ahead, the Cape Fear River slides down a structure … Read more
A third of shrimp labeled “local” wild shrimp in North Carolina was actually imported farmed shrimp, a new study found.
Flood waters and storm surge brought on by hurricanes can wreak havoc on buildings, and homes, but it can also bring an unseen threat, dangerous bacteria. Rachel Noble, a Gillings School of Global Public Health and Institute of Marine Sciences … Read more
In its mission to inspire understanding, appreciation, and conservation of plants, the North Carolina Botanical Garden conducts a series of controlled burns each year to manage wildfires and maintain rare plant and animal habitats in Chapel Hill and Durham.
It hasn’t even been a year since Hurricane Florence ravaged parts of North Carolina’s coastline. Now comes Hurricane Dorian, barreling towards the Carolinas as a Category 3.
The serious perils that older people in North Carolina face during hurricanes are lurking again in the gales and rainy torrents of the powerful storm Dorian. Across the state, prepared professionals and private citizens are stepping up to minimize harm.
