A new approach to detect hot spots of methane emissions with eddy covariance flux towers proves to be a worthy contender.
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Atmospheric Rivers Help Coastal Wetlands Build Up Sediment
Accounting for these storms and flooding can help experts predict and respond to rising sea levels.
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Planting Wetlands Could Help Stave Off Climate Catastrophe
A shift in priority and approach to wetland restoration could reduce atmospheric carbon.
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Climate and Currents Shaped Japan’s Hunter-Gatherer Cultures
New climate records from a peat bog show how two neighboring cultures responded differently to shifts in climate and ocean currents.
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Understanding the Importance of Salt Marshes
Hydrological processes affect plant ecology and the biogeochemical exchange between salt marshes and the sea.
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After a Hurricane, Coastal Systems Draw a Line in the Sand
A new study finds nature can’t have it both ways: On the basis of thousands of case studies from dozens of hurricanes, there’s always a trade-off between resistance and resilience.
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A Climate Mystery Warns Us to Heed the Unknown
The Curve is a series charting the mysterious rise of methane in our atmosphere and the quest to find its source.
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Being Cool is a Slow Ride When You’re a Restored Wetland
Restoring formerly drained peat wetlands can mitigate climate-warming emissions but the reward takes patience.
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Managing Wetlands to Improve Carbon Sequestration
A new book examines research on wetlands from around the world to illustrate how environmental management can improve carbon sequestration while improving the health and function of wetlands.
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Leaky Pipes Are Dosing Baltimore’s Waterways with Drugs
Poor infrastructure is responsible for tens of thousands of pharmaceutical doses that flow through Baltimore’s streams each year.