Peatlands are an important ecosystem that contribute to the regulation of the atmospheric carbon cycle.
Historical Climate Effects of Permafrost Peatland Surprise Researchers
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Long-Term Himalayan Glacier Study
The glaciers of Nanga Parbat – one of the highest mountains in the world – have been shrinking slightly but continually since the 1930s.
How Returning Lands to Native Tribes Is Helping Protect Nature
In 1908 the U.S. government seized some 18,000 acres of land from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to create the National Bison Range in the heart of their reservation in the mountain-ringed Mission Valley of western Montana.
Developing Countries Pay Steep Economic and Health Costs Because of High In-Car Air Pollution
In an international study published by the journal Environment International, the University of Surrey led an international team of air pollution experts in monitoring pollution hotspots in 10 global cities.
Climate Change Ushers In New Age of Extreme Rocky Mountain Wildfires, Study Says
High-elevation forests in Colorado and southern Wyoming are experiencing bigger wildfires than at any point in the last 2,000 years, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
How Should Governments Offer Subsidies for Clean-Energy Heating?
Transitioning to low-carbon energy production is the biggest climate challenge to overcome.
