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Un gran árbol con flores rosadas se alza por encima de un bosque de otros árboles verdes.
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Algunos árboles tropicales se benefician de los rayos

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 10 June 20259 June 2025

Dos imágenes muestran el mismo árbol, antes (izquierda) y después (derecha) del impacto de un rayo. En la imagen de la derecha, el árbol no está cubierto de enredaderas leñosas y algunos de los árboles que lo rodean han muerto.

A large tree with pink blossoms towers above a forest of other green trees.
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Some Tropical Trees Benefit from Lightning Strikes

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 12 May 202510 June 2025

Direct lightning strikes cause minimal damage to Dipteryx oleifera. But these same strikes effectively kill parasitic vines and neighboring trees that compete with the species for light and nutrients.

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Panama Canal Logistics Are at the Mercy of Weather and Climate

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 12 February 202513 February 2025

Regional weather variability and climate change make operating the canal a challenge.

The skyline of Panama City, Panama, with fishing boats in the foreground
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Torrential Rains and Poor Forecasts Sink Panama’s Infrastructure

by A. Bezanilla-Morlot, A. Centella-Artola, M. Sierra-Lorenzo and I. Borrajero-Montejo 27 October 20209 March 2023

Scientists are working to improve the forecasting of heavy rains in Panama following several events over the past decade that caused substantial flooding and damage.

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Panama Study: Tallest Tropical Trees Died Mostly from Lightning

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 30 August 201714 February 2023

On Barro Colorado Island in the Panama Canal, scientists map lightning strikes and find that they kill mainly the loftiest trees, likely disturbing the forest ecology.

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Follow Earthworm Tracks to Better Simulate Water Flow in Soils

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 1 August 20176 February 2023

Incorporating paths carved by the critters and by tree roots helps scientists align simulations of tropical soils more closely with real-world data.

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