Warmer winter temperatures have altered frost patterns and growing seasons across the United States, forcing botanical gardens and arboretums to adapt.
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Posted inResearch Spotlights
What 92 Years of Data Say About Ice Cover
New research on Mohonk Lake in New York investigates how changing ice phenology alters temperature dynamics in lakes.
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Some Urban Trees Suffer Under Climate Stress
Heat and drought hit trees in Boston and New York City harder than those in their rural counterparts.
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Reactive Barriers Could Keep Nitrate out of the Atlantic
Microbes in mulch scrub nitrate from groundwater before it flows to the sea.
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Alerting Communities to Hyperlocalized Urban Flooding
A high-accuracy, low-cost sensor network may change the way urban floods are detected and monitored.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog
A disruptive landslide in Westchester County, New York
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 21 October 2023 a small but disruptive landslide occurred in Westchester County in New York in the US. The landslide is notable because it blocked the track of the Metro-North’s Hudson […]
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Finding Climate History in the Rafters of New York City Buildings
When renovating in the Big Apple, you might acquire a several-hundred-year-old climate database along with your new kitchen and bath.
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Leaded Soil Endangers Residents in New York Neighborhoods
New research documents dangerously high levels of lead in the soils of New York City parks and growing communities.
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New England Forests Were Historically Shaped by Climate, Not People
A first-of-its-kind study combining paleoecology and archeology indicates that the New England landscape was not actively managed with fire prior to European arrival.
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Podcast: Exhuming a Buried Piece of American History
Scientists are using grave soil to reconstruct the lives of enslaved Africans in colonial New York.