New research examining the impact of climate change on hops production has brewed up a storm.
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Climate Change Narrows the Window for Prescribed Fires
Longer, drier summers may mean fewer opportunities for firefighters to safely burn would-be wildfire fuel in the western United States.
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A Crystal Ball for the Carbon Cycle, But a Cloudy One
Carbon cycle models quantify relationships between emission scenarios and resulting atmospheric concentrations, but are the projections credible? New analyses find grounds for both hope and concern.
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Deep Emissions Cuts Still Needed to Prevent the Worst Climate Change Impacts
A new federal report says the effects of human-caused climate change are worsening in every region of the United States, but the technology to address it exists.
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Climate Tipping Points Could Be Triggered by “Committed Warming”
Unless we rapidly reach net zero emissions, the climate will inch closer to a point of no return—even after greenhouse gas emissions are reduced.
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How Llama Poop Is Helping an Andean Community Adapt to Melting Glaciers
Reintroducing these animals can enrich barren soils and potentially reduce water contamination, a study shows.
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Adding Oxygen to a Lake to Explore Methane Emissions
A rare whole-lake experiment suggests that in some cases, low-oxygen conditions may have a smaller impact on methane release to the atmosphere than previously thought.
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Rivers Are Warming Up and Losing Oxygen
Researchers used deep learning to fill in the gaps of “patchy” water quality data, revealing decades-long trends toward warmer and less oxygenated rivers that could have worrisome consequences.
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Grow-Fast-Die-Young Strategy Increases Swiss Forest Biomass
Climate change and CO2 fertilization can increase both growth and mortality of trees. The net effect on forest biomass depends on that trade-off, which long-term studies in Switzerland reveal.
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River Recovery from Drought Can Take Years
Climate change has created increasingly volatile weather and a drier atmosphere, making it harder for rivers to recuperate after a drought.