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UK Rivers Face Rising Risk of Climate ‘Whiplash’

Climate change could push UK rivers to dangerous extremes and see more frequent rapid swings between wet and dry conditions – a phenomenon known as hydroclimatic whiplash – according to research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA).

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What We Know About Marine Heatwaves in the Arctic

In recent years, marine heatwaves have been taking an ever-greater toll on the world’s oceans and their ecosystems.

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Climate Change is Now Causing More Local Extinction in Temperate Regions Than the Tropics, Surprising Study Shows

Imagine returning to a favorite hiking trail 15 years after your first visit and discovering that many of the plants and animals that once lived there are gone.

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Chewing Sugary Gum After Eating Beetroot Lowers Blood Pressure

Chewing sugar-containing gum enhances the cardiovascular benefits of nitrate-rich vegetables.

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Research Reveals Key Drivers of Heatwaves and Their Future Changes Under Climate Warming

Climate extremes such as heatwaves and droughts pose increasing threats to human safety, economies, and ecosystems in a warming climate.

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Reforestation Effects on Water Resources Depend on Global Warming Level

Planting trees is widely promoted as a natural solution to climate change. 

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Ilinois Study: How Cracks in Dry Soil Impact Moisture Evaporation

Soils that are exposed to prolonged drought often develop desiccation cracks, which impact soil properties and exacerbate moisture loss through evapotranspiration.

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A Missing Piece in Climate Models: Nature’s Own Emissions

For decades, climate scientists have issued warnings about positive global warming feedbacks, vicious cycles in the Earth system in which rising temperatures from burning fossil fuels beget more warming.

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Dead Organisms Shape the Living World Long After They Perish, Research Shows

Death casts a shadow over life, not only for people but also other animals, plants and entire ecosystems.

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Global Rice Production Nearly Doubled Despite Climate Change, Driven Largely by Human Management

Global rice production nearly doubled between the 1960s and the 2010s, despite the negative impacts of climate change, according to a new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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