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Cutting Air Pollution Emissions Would Save 50,000 U.S. Lives, $600 Billion Each Year

Eliminating air pollution emissions from energy-related activities in the United States would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths each year and provide more than $600 billion in benefits each year from avoided illness and death, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers.

Laser Imaging Reveals How Fire Renews Sierra Nevada Forests

Plane-mounted laser imaging has allowed scientists to map the size, shape, and density of trees in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, revealing how low- and moderate-intensity burns make forests more resilient to larger blazes.

Extreme Storms Could Help Protect Beaches From Sea Level Rise: Study

Deep sand movements stirred up by intense storms may offset some of the impacts of coastal erosion caused by sea level rise.

Scientists Show How Forests Measure Up

A new map shows the height of Earth’s forests, from stubby saplings to timbers towering more than 50 meters tall, across the entire land surface.

Sea Ice Can Control Antarctic Ice Sheet Stability, New Research Finds

Despite the rapid melting of ice in many parts of Antarctica during the second half of the 20th century, researchers have found that the floating ice shelves which skirt the eastern Antarctic Peninsula have undergone sustained advance over the past 20 years.