impacts

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Fireworks trigger spikes in harmful fine particulate matter that cause respiratory issues, with the combined effects of heat and smoke amplifying health impacts.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

She was a Pulitzer Center campus reporting fellow, writing about local climate change impacts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

With the debate finally resolved, scientists can now use Silverpit as a valuable natural laboratory for understanding how asteroid impacts affect both Earth and other worlds across the solar system.

From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026

“The main risk is no longer Iran-related disruption, which should become a FY27 relief theme where demand was delayed, and cost impacts were temporary,” Macquarie says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Even as archaeologists try to work out how the area’s first inhabitants reshaped their physical environment, other scientists are beginning to trace out their impacts in its genetic heritage.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann