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The Role of Insurance in Climate Adaption

by Jenessa Duncombe 1 February 20231 February 2023

New research tests the promise of insurance to harden the U.S. economy to tropical storms.

View of Seattle through a layer of wildfire smoke
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Potentially Good News for Solar Energy During Wildfires

by Jenessa Duncombe 18 January 202318 January 2023

A preliminary analysis suggests that the impact of smoke blocking the Sun during 2020’s megafires was minimal for the nation’s solar panels.

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Earth’s Orbit Is About to Get More Crowded

by Sarah Scoles 10 January 202310 January 2023

The military is launching a fleet of small, interconnected satellites to collect data, track missiles, and aim weapons.

A cloudy sky above a landscape of evergreens and trees lacking any leaves, a cascade of beaver ponds cuts through the forest. On the right side of one of the ponds, a moose stands with its head down, reflected in the water.
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Scientists EEAGER-ly Track Beavers Across Western United States

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 3 January 20233 January 2023

Efficiently tracking nature’s engineers—beavers—at the scale of entire watersheds over time is now possible, thanks to a new artificial intelligence–trained model called EEAGER.

Close-up of a flowering lilac shrub.
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Leaves Are Springing Up Earlier Along the Appalachian Trail

by Kate Hull 14 December 202214 December 2022

Satellite images of lustrous new leaves reveal changes that will have cascading effects on diverse ecosystems in the eastern United States.

Four graphs from the paper showing temperature trends and probability of heat events.
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Characteristics of the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heatwave

by Suzana Camargo 30 November 20222 December 2022

Examining the 2021 Pacific Northwest heatwave using both historical observations and model simulations.

Harvard, Penn State, and Yale
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Alumni Push Universities Forward on Climate

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 21 November 202230 November 2022

A tale of three institutions: How grassroots alumni organizations are encouraging climate action, with mixed results.

Satellite images of four different river basins.
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Disentangling River Water Turbidity and its Flow

by Simone Bizzi 3 November 20223 November 2022

A new study shows why fine sediments in rivers are not simply proportional to the water flow across the United States.

A photo of a hurricane from space.
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What is the Best Predictor of Landfalling Hurricane Damage?

by Jonathan Zawislak 21 October 202218 October 2022

A new study finds that the minimum sea level pressure, as another measure of hurricane strength, is a better predictor of hurricane damage in the United States than the maximum sustained wind speed.

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

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 14 October 202214 October 2022

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

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