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Palm swamp in Peru
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Peeking at Peatlands: Satellite Data Fuel New Findings

by Adityarup Chakravorty 15 June 202229 June 2022

Researchers are combining hard-to-get field measurements with satellite imagery to gain new insight into where peatlands are and how they work.

Cascada en un bosque en la isla de Dominica
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Los beneficios climáticos de los bosques van mucho más allá del secuestro de carbono

by Santiago Flórez 23 May 20222 June 2022

Los bosques son “esencialmente sistemas de aire acondicionado” gracias a procesos biofísicos como la evapotranspiración y la rugosidad del dosel forestal.

Photo of forest on the island of Dominica
Posted inNews

Climate Benefits of Forests Go Far Beyond Carbon Sequestration

by Santiago Flórez 26 April 20222 June 2022

Forests are “essentially air-conditioning systems” thanks to biophysical processes like evapotranspiration and canopy roughness.

Incendios arden sobre las montañas cerca del lago Elsinore, California, el 9 de agosto de 2018.
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Los incendios forestales empeorarán, advierte informe de la ONU

by Meghie Rodrigues 26 April 20226 May 2022

Desde el ecuador hasta el Ártico, es probable que aumenten los incendios forestales y que el cambio climático los empeore, según un nuevo informe de las Naciones Unidas. La acción todavía es posible, dicen los autores.

Fires burn over the mountains close to Lake Elsinore, Calif., on 9 August 2018.
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Wildfires Will Worsen, Warns U.N. Report

by Meghie Rodrigues 30 March 20226 May 2022

From the equator to the Arctic, wildfires are likely to increase, and climate change can make them worse, according to a new United Nations report. Action is still possible, say the authors.

Close-up of a booted foot and the head of a hoe as dark soil is turned. Young corn plants are out of focus in the background.
Posted inFeatures

The Nutrient-Rich Legacy in the Amazon’s Dark Earths

by Kate Evans 23 March 202223 March 2022

Fertile terra preta soils were created through centuries of carefully managed land use. Scientists are taking cues from these soils to better sequester carbon and improve soil for agriculture.

The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory is a joint Brazilian-German research station with a 325-meter tower making environmental observations in the Amazon.
Posted inFeatures

Africa’s Earth, Wind, and Fire Keep the Amazon Green

by J. Besl 23 March 202225 March 2022

Jet streams sprinkle North African dust over the Amazon, providing the rain forest with much needed nutrients. Changing wind patterns and increasing smoke may shift the system.

A view across the Amazon rain forest
Posted inAGU News

Dust in the Wind, Dirt Under Our Feet, and Dunes of Another World

by Heather Goss 23 March 202223 June 2022

In our April issue of Eos, we follow researchers who get to the root of the Amazon basin’s rich landscape.

Aerial photo of Manaus, Brazil
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Pollution Is Disrupting Rain Cycles in the Amazon

by Meghie Rodrigues 4 March 202229 April 2022

A team of researchers in Brazil and the United States uncovered the importance of the mechanism of oxidation—a process with the potential to affect climate and precipitation across the tropics.

An aerial view of an Amazonian landscape, colored by elevation
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Climate Change Shaped the Amazon’s Land and Life

by Rebecca Dzombak 28 January 202228 January 2022

Ice Age climate swings shaped the equatorial basin’s terrain—and possibly its ecology—faster than previously thought.

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