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A world map showing relative shipping density
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Monitoring the Agulhas Current Through Maritime Traffic

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 28 June 202116 December 2021

Researchers turn to the shipping industry for data on ocean surface currents.

一次严重的烟雾事件
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医院如何应对野火

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 23 June 202122 March 2023

一项新研究跟踪调查了野火烟雾污染之后重症监护病房的入院情况。长期或严重的烟雾事件有可能使医院资源紧张。

una ilustración de árboles más altos que la ciudad
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Aumento de la equidad en los espacios verdes de la ciudad

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 17 June 20212 May 2023

No todos los residentes citadinos tienen el mismo acceso a los beneficios que brindan los espacios verdes. Para abordar esa inequidad se requiere la participación de la comunidad en cada etapa, desde la planificación hasta el desarrollo y la gestión.

British Columbia forestry staff on ladders picking spruce cones in a seed orchard managed by the province
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Planning and Planting Future Forests with Climate Change in Mind

by J. Besl 7 June 202128 October 2022

The climate is warming too fast for some trees to catch up. Planting seeds from warmer regions can bolster future forests, but that requires a significant shift in forestry practice.

A severe smoke event
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How Hospitals Respond to Wildfires

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 26 May 202122 March 2023

A new study tracks intensive care unit admissions after periods of wildfire smoke pollution. A prolonged or severe smoke event has the potential to strain hospital resources.

Trees along Boston’s Commonwealth Avenue Mall display fall foliage
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The Surprising Root of the Massachusetts Fight Against Natural Gas

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 21 May 20215 November 2021

Tree lovers are hunting down the cause of arboreal deaths—and may remake the regional energy system in the process.

An illustration of trees towering over a city
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Growing Equity in City Green Space

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 21 May 20215 November 2021

City residents don’t all have the same access to the benefits of green space. Addressing that inequity requires community engagement at every stage from planning to development to management.

Plot showing modelled radiation exposures for aircrew and passengers on seventy Paris to New York flight paths if a severe radiation storm had started four hours after take-off of each flight.
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Severe Radiation Storms Pose Health Risk to Air Travel

by Michael A. Hapgood 21 May 20212 February 2022

Simulations of radiation storm fluxes on real flight paths highlight how severe space weather could expose aircrew and passengers on busy transatlantic routes to significant radiation doses.

Tourists visit one of the farms working with agritourism in Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rico Adapts to a Changing, Challenging Environment

by Meghie Rodrigues 22 April 20215 November 2021

The Caribbean is ground zero for some of the biggest impacts of climate change today. Puerto Ricans are building innovative initiatives to protect and prepare their communities for what’s next.

Plastic debris and other litter lines a creek shore in front of a partially constructed building
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Cameroon’s Mangrove Forests Are Choking on Plastics

by H. Ali, E. Atekwana, N. I. Konfor, D. Fregoso-Sanchez and G. C. N. Youaleu 21 April 20215 November 2021

Rapid urbanization and insufficient waste management are threatening the environmentally and culturally vital Wouri Estuary. Solutions are needed to save these and other mangroves around the world.

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