‘Mercury bomb’ threatens food chain as Arctic thaws, researchers warn

‘Mercury bomb’ threatens food chain as Arctic thaws, researchers warn

Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences have discovered that thawing permafrost is releasing vast amounts of toxic mercury into the environment, posing a significant threat to the food chain. With the Arctic warming faster, the element is being released into watersheds such as Alaska’s Yukon River.

Bryan Norcross: Remembering Hurricane Andrew 2 days before catastrophe as 2024 tropical Atlantic stays quiet

Bryan Norcross: Remembering Hurricane Andrew 2 days before catastrophe as 2024 tropical Atlantic stays quiet

On this day 32 years ago, Andrew became a hurricane – the first named storm and the first hurricane of the 1992 season. Hurricane Hunters flying through the storm overnight found strong winds north and south of the center, so the National Hurricane Center officially upgraded Andrew to a hurricane at 5:00 AM ET.