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Smoke billows in the distance from a mountain near Ukiah, Calif., as motorists drive down a street in the foreground.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

“Thirstier” Atmosphere Will Increase Wildfire Risk out West

by Sarah Stanley 2 December 2020

New climate projections could inform long-term wildfire and water resources management strategies in California and Nevada.

Fires burn at night on the hills of Tidbinbilla near Canberra, Australia, on 6 February 2020.
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Australia’s Most Extreme Bushfire Season, Statistically Speaking

by Kate Wheeling 30 November 202022 October 2021

Researchers identified climatic and geomorphic risk factors that led to record-breaking fires across Australia during the 2019–2020 fire season.

Aerial view of the Green Mountain Reservoir and Heeney, Colo., in 2017
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Different Models, Different Answers in Water Resource Planning

by Terri Cook 19 November 2020

The experimental design used in climate vulnerability assessments can strongly influence the assessments’ findings and skew decisions about which factors are most important for informing adaptation.

Image of the urban center of Majuro in the Marshall Islands.
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To Save Low-Lying Atolls, Adaptive Measures Need to Start Now

by Rachel Fritts 22 October 2020

New research uses 5,000 years of geological data to understand how and when sea level rise will affect the livability of low-lying reef islands.

A stretch of Miscanthus grass stands in front of open green space.
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Finding Value in the Margins to Build a Bioeconomy

by Aaron Sidder 20 October 202010 November 2021

Monetizing environmental services of biofuel feedstocks could incentivize farmers to take advantage of marginal agricultural lands while also benefiting the landscape.

Aerial view of Oakland, Calif.
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Modeling the Cascading Infrastructure Impacts of Climate Change

by Kate Wheeling 19 October 2020

New research highlights how interdependences among infrastructure systems like roads can complicate climate adaptation.

A cloudy mountain scene in southern France
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Regional Sensitivities Strongly Affect Modeled Climate Extremes

by David Shultz 22 September 2020

Analysis of temperature and precipitation extremes in two generations of CMIP climate models revealed similarities in regional climate sensitivities, contrasting with divergent global sensitivities.

Container ships load and offload at the Port of Felixstowe, U.K.
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Seaports Expected to Grow by up to Fourfold by 2050

by L. Lester 9 September 2020

New research finds adaptation of ports to sea level rise cheap compared to new construction needed to keep up with growing maritime trade.

A forested hillside in California’s Big Sur, with both living and dead trees
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Sudden Oak Death Taking a Toll on U.S. West Coast

by Kate Wheeling 29 July 202011 January 2022

Researchers have been modeling effects of the plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum on coastal forests in California and Oregon since it arrived on the West Coast 3 decades ago.

Close-up view of hands holding a small plant with flowers
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Lending a Hand to Sustainability

by Aaron Sidder 1 July 202029 September 2021

Handprint thinking, a concept developed about a decade ago, is meant to complement ecological footprints and frame human actions in terms of how much good they can do to promote sustainability.

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