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Bird’s-eye view of kelp beds sprawling over blue ocean surface
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Marine Protected Areas Show Promise for Kelp Forest Recovery

by Amelia Macapia 23 September 202523 September 2025

Kelp forests are under increasing stress as oceans warm, but decades of satellite data have revealed the importance of maintaining fishing-restricted areas for climate resilience.

Tres hombres con chaquetas amarillas y cascos están de pie junto a un árbol talado o caído. El aire a su alrededor es polvoriento, y uno de ellos levanta un terrón.
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Donde hay fuego, hay humo

by Emily Dieckman 16 September 202516 September 2025

Utilizando los instrumentos de monitoreo existentes y nuevos, investigadores trabajan para comprender mejor la calidad del aire durante y después de los incendios forestales de Los Ángeles.

A person in yellow and green protective gear walks past a semi burned house with a mountain backdrop.
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When Disaster Science Strikes Close to Home

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 26 August 202526 August 2025

How have scientists across Los Angeles used their skills to help their communities recover from the 2025 fires?

A researcher collects a sample of dust near a structure burned in the Eaton Fire.
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Burning Urban and Wild Land Alike

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 26 August 202526 August 2025

When more densely populated Altadena and Pacific Palisades burned along with surrounding wildlands, hazards for residents didn’t stop when the fires were contained.

A street and a building in the foreground, with a fire burning atop a mountain in the background.
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California’s Getting an Earlier Start to Wildfire Season

by Grace van Deelen 6 August 20256 August 2025

Human-caused climate change has pushed the onset of fire season in the state to as much as 46 days earlier than it was 30 years ago.

A man in a bright yellow shirt crouches on a hill, overlooking a burned landscape.
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Pollution from Wildfires Can Contaminate Our Water for up to 8 Years, Study Finds

by Sophie Hurwitz 8 July 20258 July 2025

An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after a wildfire.

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Precipitation Extremes Drive Swings in Lake Tahoe’s UV Exposure

by Andrew Chapman 26 June 202526 June 2025

An 18-year study reveals dramatic year-to-year variations in ultraviolet radiation penetration tied to Sierra Nevada precipitation cycles.

A tractor pulling a plow over a dirt field and generating dust is seen from above.
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Fallowed Fields Are Fueling California’s Dust Problem

by Andrew Chapman 13 June 202512 June 2025

New research shows that unplanted agricultural lands are behind most of the state’s anthropogenic dust events.

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Compost and Biochar Could Boost Carbon Sequestration by Crushed Rock

by Nathaniel Scharping 22 April 202522 April 2025

Crushed rock additives may also help decrease soil emissions of other greenhouse gases, such as nitrous oxide and methane.

Google Earth imagery from January 2025 showing the area upstream from Duke's Malibu that has been burned by the Palisades fire.
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Post wildfire debris flows in Malibu, California

by Dave Petley 17 February 202517 February 2025

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Last week, the first bout of heavy rainfall since the January 2025 wildfires struck Southern California, triggering the much-feared debris flows that were inevitable. The main rainfall occurred on 13 February 2025, […]

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