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A snow pit on May 10, 2022. All of the previous dust events are preserved in layers in a snow pit that is maintained throughout the 2022 winter season at the Alta study plot. Credit: Otto Lang As the shrinking Great Salt Lake exposes an ever-growing area of its lakebed, wind-blown dust becomes more dangerous for those living in Utah's most populous region. It also makes the snowpack dirty, which threatens the state's most…

Most of the time, California’s waves are safe for swimmers and surfers to enjoy, but water quality experts warn there are certain times — and certain spots — that beachgoers may want to avoid.Heal the Bay outlines those locations in its annual report card of the state’s beaches. The results reflect California’s wild winter — with multiple rain-triggered sewage spills — which led to only two beaches meeting the highest clean-water standards for the entire year.Still, of California’s more than 400 beaches, 95% received top…

Last Updated: January 30, 2023, 08:53 ISTThere were as many as 81 complaints regarding the lack of cleanliness on Saharsa-Amritsar Garib Rath train in the month of December. (Representative image: Shutterstock) The Rail Madad platform allows passengers to flag their issues in as many as 35 categories - 20 are about the station, while the rest are about trainsINDIAN RAILWAYS UPDATE: The Indian Railways, in 2018, introduced the Rail Madad app– a grievance redressal portal where passengers could easily register their…

Restriction on energy imports aims to deliver a financial blow to President Putin’s government, but it doesn’t help resolve the impending energy crisis. As the European Union gears up to enforce a ban on the import of Russian coal that goes into effect on August 10, a sad reality has become clear: the champions of clean…