Search results for peat

Ecology Sep 22, 2023

Re-wetting is key for boosting carbon dioxide storage in southern peatlands, finds study

Maintaining a water level between 20 and 30 centimeters below the local water table will boost southern peatlands' carbon storage and reduce the amount of climate-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane they release back ...

Ecology Sep 15, 2023

Officially endangered: Critical environmental research saving Western Australia's precious peatlands

On National Threatened Species Day 2023, the Australian Government declared the Empodisma peatlands of southwestern Australia endangered.

Earth Sciences Sep 11, 2023

Hurricane Fiona's legacy: How studying storm impacts can help us better prepare for future events

Hurricane Lee became the busy 2023 hurricane season's first Category 5 storm and one of the most intense hurricanes on record in the Atlantic Ocean. As hurricane Lee's uncertain storm track could potentially take it towards ...

Earth Sciences Sep 5, 2023

Viewpoint: Curbing climate chaos—why nature is the unsung hero in our quest for net zero

The science is clear. There is no pathway to net zero without nature. Nature loss exacerbates the climate crisis and, in turn, a rapidly heating planet poses a grave threat to the species and habitats that are crucial natural ...

Plants & Animals Sep 5, 2023

Three out of four populations of rare butterflies in Eastern Denmark have been lost

In just 26 years, the distribution of rare butterflies has plummeted by 72% in Eastern Denmark. Several species are threatened with extinction, yet the conservation actions aiming to safeguard species have proved unsuccessful. ...

Social Sciences Aug 31, 2023

Speech and sun: New research on climate and how we speak

Whether it's another language, how you pronounce "pecan," or using the word "y'all" instead of "you guys," where you live has an impact on how you speak.

Education Aug 17, 2023

Research team describes novel approach to bilingual speech therapy

It's a difficult, impressive feat on its own to help children work through speech problems. It's even more inspiring when you take into account the bridge of language itself.

Environment Aug 8, 2023

Forests are breaking up in the tropics but coming together elsewhere. Here's what it means for wildlife and the climate

In 2015, research on global forest cover revealed a concerning fact: 70% of the world's remaining forest now lies within 1km of the forest's edge. This process, called fragmentation, is causing the deepest and darkest parts ...

Environment Jul 22, 2023

Rewetting German marshes to blunt climate change impact

Amid the fields of northern Germany a vast expanse of bulrushes has been planted to form one of Europe's largest reclaimed marshes.

Earth Sciences Jul 19, 2023

'Zombie fires' in the Arctic: Canada's extreme wildfire season offers a glimpse of new risks in a warmer, drier future

The blanket of wildfire smoke that spread across large parts of the U.S. and Canada in 2023 was a wake-up call, showing what climate change could feel like in the near future for millions of people.

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