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View of the Brahmaputra River with the sun low on the horizon
Posted inScience Updates

Tree Rings Reveal a 700-Year Record of Flooding in Bangladesh

by Mukund Palat Rao and Benjamin I. Cook 15 October 202115 October 2021

Trees tell of a wetter past along the Brahmaputra River and, combined with climate modeling, suggest heightened future flood risks in one of the world’s most densely populated areas.

Patch of forest close to the Tambopata River, Peru
Posted inNews

Forest Recovery in the Amazon Is a Slow Process

by Meghie Rodrigues 14 September 202129 April 2022

For the first time, a study analyzes Amazon forest loss and recovery at national and subnational levels. One finding shows that new plantings offset less than 10% of emissions associated with deforestation.

Facade of 1000 Trees building facing the river
Posted inNews

Sowing 1,000 Trees into Shanghai’s Urban Fabric

by Jackie Rocheleau 8 July 202114 April 2022

A new development blends riverside nature with commercial construction.

A person’s gloved hand holds part of an ice core in which air bubbles can be seen, with the Antarctic landscape in the background. The ice in the core is up to 24,000 years old.
Posted inAGU News

Cutting to the Core

by Heather Goss 24 June 202114 April 2022

In our July issue, Eos looks at the collection, study, and storage of cores—from sediment drilled up from the age of the dinosaurs to tree rings as big as a house.

Trees along Boston’s Commonwealth Avenue Mall display fall foliage
Posted inFeatures

The Surprising Root of the Massachusetts Fight Against Natural Gas

by Jenessa Duncombe 21 May 20215 November 2021

Tree lovers are hunting down the cause of arboreal deaths—and may remake the regional energy system in the process.

An illustration of trees towering over a city
Posted inFeatures

Growing Equity in City Green Space

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 21 May 20215 November 2021

City residents don’t all have the same access to the benefits of green space. Addressing that inequity requires community engagement at every stage from planning to development to management.

Cars drive through Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., as seen from a bridge.
Posted inAGU News

Growing Healthy City Canopies

by Heather Goss 21 May 202127 October 2021

In our June issue, Eos looks at how scientists and city planners are partnering to protect our vital urban forests.

Close-up view of a flowering chamise plant
Posted inOpinions

Reading the Leaves to Track Environmental Hazards and Health

by T. M. Crimmins 16 April 202115 October 2021

The USA National Phenology Network is small but mighty, helping scientists and resource managers assess natural hazards and seasonal phenomena that affect society in numerous ways.

Tree rings visible in a slice of oak
Posted inNews

Oak Trees Offer a Continuous Climate Record for Central Europe

by Stacy Kish 2 April 20212 September 2022

A method using nonpooled, continuous stable carbon and oxygen isotopes recorded in oak trees benefits climate reconstructions.

Max Torbenson coring a pine tree
Posted inNews

Podcast: What Tree Rings Can Tell Us About the U.S. Civil War

by S. M. Hanlon 30 March 20215 October 2021

Climate change–induced drought may have had an influence on the Civil War.

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