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pollution
Health & Environment
Tree Rings Reveal Forest Fires From Hundreds Of Years Ago
Sep 7, 2011 • 5 min. readTrees can reveal key information about fire events, and some trees have a lot to tell.
The 2010 “dead zone” area has for the first time covered areas from High Island to Port O’ Connor.
Despite outside appearances on most days, the air quality over the Bryan-College Station area is poor, so much so that it likely fails federal ozone standards.
“Blue haze” is formed by natural emissions of chemicals, but human activities can worsen it...
Health & Environment
Texas Forest Service On High Alert After Fire Weather Warnings
Feb 28, 2007 • 2 min. readTexas Forest Service is pre-positioning personnel and equipment in strategic areas of the state in anticipation of winds in the 20+ mph range with RH forecast in the single digits.