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Widespread Wildfire as a Proxy for Resource Strain

Researchers have found a strong correlation between the number of days with widespread, synchronous fire danger and resource allocation across the western United States.
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Ocean Sciences
Imagen mostrando bolsas y otros restos de plástico flotando en el océano.

3 March 2021

Rastreando cómo se mueve el plástico en el océano costero

Investigadores utilizaron un tanque de olas para estudiar el movimiento de partículas de plástico de forma experimental y comprender el papel de la densidad de partículas en el comportamiento de deriva.
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Climate Change
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2 March 2021

Ice Age Testing Reveals Challenges in Climate Model Sensitivity

Increased reflection of incoming sunlight by clouds led one current-generation climate model to predict unrealistically cold temperatures during the last ice age.
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1 March 2021

Uncovering Patterns in California’s Blazing Wildfires

A study of trends in wildfire occurrence over the past 30 years shows that environmental, climatic, and human-related factors can point out regions with high fire probabilities.
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Atmospheric Sciences
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26 February 2021

Seeding Ice Clouds with Wildfire Emissions

Wildfires create airborne plumes of organic and inorganic matter as they burn. These particles can nucleate cloud-forming ice crystals and affect cloud dynamics, precipitation, and climate.
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Climate Change
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25 February 2021

Carbon Capture Can’t Solve the Climate Problem Without Individual Actions

Individual choices like the adoption of electric vehicles are going to factor heavily in meeting the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement.
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Biogeosciences
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25 February 2021

Coastal Flooding Enhances Methane Buildup in Forests

Increased seawater exposure from flooding and storms is altering how coastal forests cycle methane, leading to more greenhouse gas accumulation in tree stems and soil.
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Biogeosciences
Fotografía de olas rompiendo

24 February 2021

Los océanos liberaron dióxido de carbono durante la última deglaciación

Un nuevo registro de isótopos de boro proveniente de sedimentos marinos del Pacifico Sur, ofrece una imagen más completa del intercambio de dióxido de carbono entre el océano y la atmósfera durante el Pleistoceno tardío.
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Geology & Geophysics
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19 February 2021

An Innovative Approach for Investigating Subduction Slip Budgets

A new 3D model offers a state-of-the-art look at the full spectrum of slip behaviors in the Nankai subduction zone off Japan.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
Map of sites in USDA’s Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network

18 February 2021

Big Benefits from Experimental Watersheds

Scientific insights from the Agricultural Research Service’s long-term study sites underpin dozens of models and research methods that guide global land management and conservation practices.
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