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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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