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Park rangers walk away from marine debris. A small stump appears by the waterline.
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Buried Tree Stumps Show Shoreline Shifts of the Outer Banks

by J. Besl 11 December 202411 December 2024

Storms are unburying centuries-old stumps on North Carolina’s barrier islands. Researchers hope these long-gone forests can help land managers plan for the future.

Satellite image of a barrier island.
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Barrier Islands Are at the Forefront of Climate Change Adaptation

by Gonéri Le Cozannet 12 April 202412 April 2024

Coastal evolution modeling sheds light on the impacts of coastal development and adaptation decisions on barrier islands in the era of sea-level rise.

Three ants crawl on a vine. The ants and the vine are seen in silhouette with a yellow sunset behind them.
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Ants Aren’t Adapting to Warmer Temperatures

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 17 February 202317 February 2023

Foraging in hotter-than-desired temperatures could negatively affect ants’ biology and the forest ecosystems that they support.

Una pila de carbón sin procesar es fotografía desde arriba. La imagen está en tonos grises y negros y está más iluminada en el centro que en las orillas.
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Sedimentos lacustres registran el legado del carbón de Carolina del Norte

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 8 February 20238 February 2023

Los lagos contaminados con cenizas de carbón se encuentran en áreas residenciales y recreativas, provocando preocupaciones por la salud de los residentes locales y los ecosistemas.

A pile of unprocessed coal briquettes is photographed from above. The image is in shades of gray and black and is more illuminated in the center than along the edges.
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Lake Sediments Record North Carolina’s Coal Legacy

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 14 October 20228 February 2023

Coal ash–polluted lakes are in residential and recreational areas, invoking concern for the health of local residents and ecosystems.

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How Can Silicone Wristbands Help Firefighters?

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 8 July 202227 March 2023

Scientists are making strides in monitoring firefighters for pollutant exposure using silicone wristbands, which will become even more important as wildfires encroach on the built environment.

Arial photo of the Duke Forest tree canopy
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Reforestation as a Local Cooling Mechanism

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 2 April 20203 May 2022

Reforestation has been shown to cool surface temperatures, and a novel study suggests it may also reduce air temperature up to several stories above the ground.

A manmade lake in front of a power plant sits behind a chain link fence designed to keep boats away from the site.
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A North Carolina Lake’s Long Legacy of Coal Ash Spills

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 8 July 20191 October 2021

A new case study suggests that Sutton Lake has been contaminated by multiple coal ash spills, most of them apparently unmonitored and unreported.

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North Carolina Bald Cypress Tree Is at Least 2,674 Years Old

Rachel Crowell, Science Writer by Rachel Crowell 11 June 201915 October 2021

Researchers say it’s the oldest-known living tree in eastern North America. If it hadn’t been protected, it could have ended up as garden mulch.

Improved modeling of water runoff from heavy rainfall events could help communities prepare for hazards like the 2016 flooding in Baton Rouge.
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Modeling Rainfall Runoff

Shannon Hall by S. Hall 3 November 201615 February 2023

New framework unifies existing models for better analysis of the flowing water produced by heavy rain events.

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