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Satellite images of the Yangtze River in 1999 and 2010, showing a radical reduction in suspended sediment
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Satellites Show Magnitude of Human Influence on River Sediment Flux

by Mohammed El-Said 12 July 20228 September 2022

Dam-building has decreased the amount of sediment transported by rivers, while land use changes have increased the amount.

Palm swamp in Peru
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Peeking at Peatlands: Satellite Data Fuel New Findings

by Adityarup Chakravorty 15 June 202229 June 2022

Researchers are combining hard-to-get field measurements with satellite imagery to gain new insight into where peatlands are and how they work.

Mangrove forest
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After a Hurricane, Coastal Systems Draw a Line in the Sand

by J. Besl 13 April 202213 April 2022

A new study finds nature can’t have it both ways: On the basis of thousands of case studies from dozens of hurricanes, there’s always a trade-off between resistance and resilience.

Increased rainfall and floods threaten the urban landscape of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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Deforestation Is Flooding West African Coasts

by Humberto Basilio 7 February 202229 April 2022

The lack of trees is contributing to increased rainfall along the coast of southwest Africa, where communities are already vulnerable to flash flooding.

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The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring (but Later)

by David S. Schimel 31 December 202131 December 2021

Mismatch between the pace of climate change and crop phenology may signal a new challenge for climate change adaptation.

Two crimson-fronted cardinals perch on a leafy branch.
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Birds Are Getting Caged In at Brazil’s Savanna

by Meghie Rodrigues 11 August 202019 October 2022

Deforestation and climate change threaten life in the Cerrado. A new study shows how few places there are left to go.

The Sun sets over Lake Shinji in western Japan
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How Land Use Affects Nutrient Pollution in a Changing Climate

by Elizabeth Thompson 4 September 201916 February 2022

As heavy rain falls more frequently, the land alongside a river has a greater effect on the waterway’s nutrient levels—for better or worse.

Flood victims are transported in an inflated raft as rain falls.
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Devastating Floods Hit India for the Second Year in a Row

by Jenessa Duncombe 26 August 20198 March 2022

The deadly floods raise questions of land use and extreme precipitation trends.

A series of petroglyphs of animal, human, and plant images on a cliff wall
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European Contact with the Americas May Have Triggered Global Cooling

by Mary Caperton Morton 8 April 20197 February 2022

The loss of precontact agricultural communities to genocide and disease may have led to massive reforestation, a dip in carbon dioxide, and one of the coldest snaps of the Little Ice Age.

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