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New Material Can Help Combat Water Shortages Where Water Is Needed Most

A newly developed plastic material of the same type as is used in baby diapers can collect clean and safe drinking water from the air.

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Earthquake Scientists Reveal How Overplowing Weakens Soil at Experimental Farm

Plowing, or tilling, is an age-old agricultural practice that readies the soil for planting by turning over the top layer to expose fresh earth. 

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Global Atlas Will Track Human and Climate Impact on River Systems

Rivers are critical resources that affect everything from watersheds to agriculture to energy. 

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Climate Change May Complicate Avalanche Risk Across the Pacific Northwest

This winter was one of the warmest on record across the West; as a result, many snowy, alpine areas have seen bouts of winter rainfall where there would ordinarily only be snow.

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Research Provides Timely Views of Warming’s Impact on Alaska Glaciers

Alaska’s glaciers respond to climate change by melting for three additional weeks with every 1 degree Celsius increase in the average summer temperature, data from satellite-mounted radars show.

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Anticipating Mountain Water Shortages Using Artificial Intelligence

With climate change, mountain water resources are becoming a major issue.

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Human-Made Chemicals Found Throughout Ocean Environments

A new study analyzing more than 2,300 seawater samples from around the world has found that human-made chemicals — from plastic additives and industrial lubricants to pharmaceuticals and pesticides — are widespread in the marine environment, particularly in coastal and estuarine waters.

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‘Unprecedented’ Wildfires in Tropical Peatlands During 20th Century

A new study reveals an unprecedented increase in wildfires in tropical peatlands during the 20th century.

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Seals Risk Death by Polar Bear for a Varied Meal, UBC Study Finds

As climate change reshapes Arctic food webs, ringed seals will swim into risky polar bear territory if the menu is varied enough.

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UBC Study Links Artificial Turf Fields to Lethal Chemical Threat for Salmon

A new study from the University of British Columbia has found that artificial turf fields across Metro Vancouver leach 6PPD-quinone, a chemical known to kill coho salmon, into municipal stormwater systems—and the contamination persists long after the fields are installed.

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