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Working Together to Combat Wildfires: Building Resilient Landscapes

Wildfires in the Mediterranean region are becoming drastically more intense. 

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Less UV Light May Mean Less Carbon Storage in Antarctic Tundra

The Antarctic ozone layer is recovering, a major environmental success following the Montreal Protocol. 

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How Climate Change May Amplify Earthquake Impacts in the Arctic

A strong earthquake near the Arctic island of Jan Mayen triggered a massive rock avalanche in March 2025. 

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Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia

If there were an apex predator among fires, tropical peatland fires would be a top contender. 

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How UVic Researchers Help Canada Understand a Changing Climate

More than two dozen University of Victoria researchers contributed to Canada’s Changing Climate Report 2026, the country’s most comprehensive assessment of how climate change is impacting communities, ecosystems and coastlines across Canada.

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Study: Reservoir Management System Could Save California $150 Million Every Year

A new study from the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego finds that improved weather and water forecasts could help California gain more value from existing reservoirs and help meet a new water supply target.

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A Bright Spot at Mount Michael

Winter near the Antarctic Circle brings months of frozen darkness, when sea ice chokes ocean waters and many of its denizens hunker down to ride out the harsh conditions.

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Rare, Widespread Snow in the Atacama Desert

In August 2026, back-to-back winter storms left parts of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile covered in a rare blanket of snow. 

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Elephant Butte Reservoir Runs Low

After orbiting Earth in 1962, John Glenn remarked on an irrigated valley northwest of El Paso, Texas, that stood out against the surrounding desert. 

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Ice Island Survives Run-In With Joe Island

Summer is prime iceberg season in Greenland’s glacier-fed fjords, and 2026 was no exception. 

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