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Climate Change Isn’t Driving All Mountain Trees Higher, Global Study Finds

A new study published in Nature Climate Change reveals a more complex reality: some tree species are moving uphill, while others are shifting downhill, and the key to understanding these contrasting responses lies in how trees manage water.

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A Resilient Seagrass Species Could Help Reshape Coastal Restoration

Seagrasses are among the most important foundation species in coastal ecosystems, providing habitat for marine life, stabilizing sediments and helping improve water quality.

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FAU Awarded U.S. EPA Grant to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have become an increasingly common threat to lakes, rivers and coastal waters across the United States, endangering drinking water supplies, aquatic ecosystems, public health and local economies.

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Harvesting Rainwater from Rooftops Could Help Cities Stay Cool and Cut the Number of Heatwave Days

Collecting rainwater from rooftops and using it to spray buildings during hot weather could help cities cut air conditioning use, lower urban temperatures and lessen the impact of heatwaves, according to new research from The University of Manchester.

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Indoor Air Quality: Heat and Wildfire Smoke Leave Households with Hard Choices, Find Researchers

Being inside with the windows closed does not completely protect you from the smoke caused by wildfires, early findings by University of Manchester researchers suggest.

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The World Adds a Third Terawatt of Solar Power

In March, the world passed a major energy milestone, adding its third terawatt of solar power.

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Trees and Microbes Team up to Improve Nitrogen Nutrient Processes in Future CO2 Conditions

Forest trees growing in air containing higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) radically change the way they ‘cycle’ nitrogen, a key plant nutrient, with implications for forests as a nature-based climate solution.

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Satellite Imagery Could Protect Trees From Devastating Moth Outbreaks

Satellite-derived maps of defoliation caused by European spongy moths – a devastating U.S. forest pest that consumes the leaves of a wide variety of trees – offer a promising solution for tracking where and when to spray and for identifying large scale trends and conditions that lead to pest outbreaks, according to a new study.

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6.5 Million Americans Face Landslide Risks — A New Database Shows Where They Live

Landslides cause an estimated $3-6 billion in damage and multiple fatalities annually in the United States.

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Algal Blooms: A ‘Dark’ Threat to Greenland’s Cooling Capabilities

In Greenland, where the island’s ice sheet is melting around six times faster than it was in the 1990s, billions of tons of ice are already disappearing each year.

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