Julia Musto

Berkeley, New York

Science and Climate Correspondent at The Independent

Writer, journalist, athlete, sarcastic New Yorker/ironic Californian. This is my personal twitter.

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Articles

Wildfires grow to hundreds of acres after North Carolina lifts burn ban

5 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Julia Musto

Western North Carolina is fending off more raging wildfires spanning hundreds of acres this week. The blazes are burning less than a month after multiple fires tore across the state as well as South Carolina amid warm and dry conditions.The flames in the Tar Heel State have fed on debris left over from Hurricane Helene last fall, resulting in mass evacuations and the destruction of multiple homes.
Wildfire grows to hundreds of acres after North Carolina lifts burn ban

5 days ago | independent.co.uk | Julia Musto

Wildfires in the Carolinas have been fueled by dry and warm weather and leftover hurricane debrisJulia Mustoin New YorkWestern North Carolina is fending off more raging wildfires spanning hundreds of acres this week.
Wildfires grow to hundreds of acres after North Carolina lifts burn ban

5 days ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Julia Musto

Western North Carolina is fending off more raging wildfires spanning hundreds of acres this week. The blazes are burning less than a month after multiple fires tore across the state as well as South Carolina amid warm and dry conditions.The flames in the Tar Heel State have fed on debris left over from Hurricane Helene last fall, resulting in mass evacuations and the destruction of multiple homes.
Wildfire grows to hundreds of acres after North Carolina lifts burn ban

5 days ago | the-independent.com | Julia Musto

Wildfires in the Carolinas have been fueled by dry and warm weather and leftover hurricane debrisJulia Mustoin New YorkFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.
The chance of Alaska’s Spurr volcano erupting is lower - but there’s a big caveat as 268,000 Americans brace

5 days ago | independent.co.uk | Julia Musto

The last time Mount Spurr erupted it sent dangerous volcanic ash raining down on the city of AnchorageJulia Mustoin New YorkFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.
FDA is quietly drawing up plans to end routine food safety inspections, report claims

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Julia Musto

The Food and Drug Administration is reportedly planning to end most of its routine food safety inspections. That’s a move that raises questions about the future of food safety across the U.S. and under the Trump administration and following a worrying E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s onions that killed one person and sickened more than 100 others. Each year, federal health officials estimate from foodborne diseases.
FDA is quietly drawing up plans to end routine food safety inspections, report claims

6 days ago | independent.co.uk | Julia Musto

The FDA denied that it was planning to make the changesJulia Mustoin New YorkThe Food and Drug Administration is reportedly planning to end most of its routine food safety inspections. That’s a move that raises questions about the future of food safety across the U.S. and under the Trump administration and following a worrying E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s onions that killed one person and sickened more than 100 others. Each year, federal health officials estimate from foodborne diseases.
Científicos encuentran indicios de vida en un exoplaneta y abren la puerta a más de 10 mil millones de mundos

6 days ago | independentespanol.com | Julia Musto

Los científicos declararon esta semana que detectaron un indicio alentador de vida en un planeta más allá de la Tierra. Ahora, otro grupo de investigadores ha anunciado que más estrellas enanas blancas de nuestra galaxia —unas 10.000 millones en total— podrían ofrecer un entorno con mayor potencial para albergar exoplanetas con vida de lo que se pensaba hasta ahora. Una enana blanca es el núcleo estelar que queda después de que una estrella moribunda agota su combustible nuclear.
An experimental bird flu vaccine just saw success in trial

6 days ago | independent.co.uk | Julia Musto

Rampant bird flu has torn across America’s livestock, sickened farm workers and resulted in the culling of millions of birdsJulia Mustoin New YorkScientists announced this week that a vaccine under development has demonstrated the ability to protect mice against a deadly variant of bird flu.
The CDC says its tally of US measles cases is likely an undercount

6 days ago | independent.co.uk | Julia Musto

The Independent's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission. An outbreak among unvaccinated members of West Texas communities has resulted in more than 560 casesJulia Mustoin New YorkThe number of measles cases traced to the West Texas outbreak are likely undercounted, health officials say.