Archive for May 2026

For anyone who has been forced to evacuate during a wildfire, the experience of not knowing how fast the fire is moving or which direction it will take is terrifying. That unpredictability is exactly what a team of researchers at USC Viterbi’s Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering is working to eliminate. The new model,…

A new study from researchers at the University of British Columbia, delivers some of the clearest evidence yet that the rhythm of the seasons is fundamentally changing — and faster than scientists previously measured.   The study analyzed global temperature data from 1961 through 2023, tracking not the calendar definition of summer, but the actual…

$99 Million Now Available for Pacific Salmon Recovery — Applications Due June 29 NOAA Fisheries has opened applications for up to $99 million through the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, directing federal investment toward conservation and habitat restoration projects across the West Coast and Alaska. The funding supports administration priorities by improving habitat and other…