After 150 years of international cooperation, meteorology’s “vast machine” is adapting to private weather forecasting.
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Fingerprinting Wood to Curb Illegal Deforestation
Researchers developed a new forensic tool for tracing the origins of timber that could enable enforcement of antideforestation legislation in the European Union.
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Colombian City Pioneers Path to “Early Warnings for All”
Medellín alerts citizens to floods, landslides, fires, lightning, and poor air quality.
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Where Does Fire Retardant Fall in a Forest? Ask a Satellite
Knowing where fire retardant lands once it’s dropped from a plane is hard to pin down. A new remote sensing approach offers clues.
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Fixing the Flawed Colorado River Compact
The 1922 Colorado River Compact ignored available science and overallocated the river’s water, a decision whose effects reverberate today. Now there’s an opportunity to get things right.
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How Scientists Can Safeguard Themselves Online
Scientists are always at risk of digital harassment by bad actors looking to undermine scientific credibility and progress, but there are protective steps they can take.
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Finding Harmony in FAIRness
The lack of consistency among different approaches for assessing how well digital data objects meet the FAIR principles makes it difficult to compare assessment results across tools and systems.
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The Science We Need to Assess Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal
As companies begin selling credits for marine carbon dioxide removal in largely unregulated marketplaces, scientists must develop standards for assessing the effectiveness of removal methods.
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The Unequal Benefits of California’s Electric Vehicle Transition
An uptick in clean vehicles has improved air quality in wealthier communities over marginalized communities in California, a new study finds.
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