Earth's Third Pole, which covers the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Pamir Plateau, and the Tien Shan, includes the largest frozen ground region in the middle and low latitudes of the world.
Earth Sciences
Oct 10, 2022
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From 1997 to 2010, southeastern Australia experienced its worst drought on record. The "Millennium" drought severely strained municipal and agricultural water supplies—and despite a return to near-predrought rainfall levels, ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 16, 2022
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Clearcutting and wildfires decimated the red spruce, once the dominant, high-elevation tree species in West Virginia, in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Nowadays, only 10% of the state's historic red spruce coverage remains ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2022
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The sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic Ocean can be a predictor up to three months in advance of extreme climate events involving reduced rainfall and intense drought in the Northeast region of Brazil. This is ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2022
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Plans to allocate water from the Northern Territory's (NT) Daly River to cotton plantations could be based on overly optimistic expectations about streamflow, a new study of tree rings in the area has found.
Environment
Mar 3, 2022
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More than two billion people face severe water shortages and a similar number have been affected by flooding over the past 20 years, with these challenges expected to rise in coming years due to climate change, growing populations ...
Environment
Feb 4, 2022
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You can't see it happening. But what goes on below ground in a forest is very important in determining its fate.
Earth Sciences
Oct 19, 2021
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Lakes are essential components of global hydrological and biogeochemical cycles. River-connected lakes are characterized by high-frequency hydrological rhythms.
Environment
Sep 9, 2021
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Changes in global rainfall patterns and the construction of artificial dams have led to widespread alteration of hydrological processes in riparian ecosystems. Meanwhile, intensified agricultural activities have resulted ...
Environment
Aug 25, 2021
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Rivers are lifelines for many countries. They create valuable ecosystems, provide drinking water for people and raw water for agriculture and industry. In the Global South in particular, there is strong competition for access ...
Environment
Jul 23, 2021
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