How climate change is disrupting ecosystems
The world is getting warmer and warmer—and many organisms native to lower latitudes or elevations are moving higher.
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Dec 17, 2020
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California milestone: 4 million acres burned in wildfires
California is poised to hit a fearsome milestone: 4 million acres (1.6 million hectares) burned this year by wildfires that have killed 31 people and incinerated hundreds of homes in what is already the worst fire season ...
Environment
Oct 02, 2020
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Colorado's famous aspens expected to decline due to climate change
Along three scenic drives through Colorado's Rocky Mountains in fall, tourists will see less of a brilliant golden tree in the next 100 years, researchers from North Carolina State University projected in a new study.
Environment
Sep 16, 2020
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Buoy oh buoy! Floating instruments receive major upgrade
A PNNL research team has upgraded the instrumentation on two lidar buoys used to capture data that help advance the scientific understanding of offshore wind and its energy-producing potential. The buoys were equipped with ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 10, 2020
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Climate change may push some species to higher elevations—and out of harm's way
A new WCS-led study reveals that mountain-dwelling species fleeing warming temperatures by retreating to higher elevations may find refuge from reduced human pressure.
Ecology
Apr 24, 2020
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The candy-cola soda geyser experiment, at different altitudes
Dropping Mentos candies into a bottle of soda causes a foamy jet to erupt. Although science fair exhibitors can tell you that this geyser results from rapid degassing of the beverage induced by the candies, the precise means ...
Education
Apr 01, 2020
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Mountain vegetation dries out Alpine water fluxes
ETH researchers confirm the paradox: rather than withering during droughts, plants at higher elevations absolutely thrive, as a study just published in the journal Nature Climate Change shows.
Environment
Jan 29, 2020
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Satellite constellations harvest energy for near-total global coverage
Think of it as a celestial parlor game: What is the minimum number of satellites needed to see every point on Earth? And how might those satellites stay in orbit and maintain continuous 24/7 coverage while contending with ...
Space Exploration
Jan 10, 2020
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California commission lists yellow-legged frog as endangered
There's new hope for an endangered California frog that has vanished from half of its habitat.
Ecology
Dec 12, 2019
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Ice in motion: Satellites view decades of change
New time-lapse videos of Earth's glaciers and ice sheets as seen from space—some spanning nearly 50 years—are providing scientists with new insights into how the planet's frozen regions are changing.
Earth Sciences
Dec 10, 2019
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