Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes trees to put more resource into developing root systems below ground.
Seeing the Unseen: Birth and Death of Tree Roots Under a Future Atmosphere
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Number of Americans Exposed to Harmful Wildfire Smoke Has Increased 27-Fold
Millions of Americans are now routinely exposed to unhealthy plumes of wildfire smoke that can waft thousands of miles across the country, scientists have warned.
Climate Models Unreliable in Predicting Damage to Coral Reefs
Climate models are unreliable when it comes to predicting the damage that tropical cyclones will do to sensitive coral reefs, according to a new study published in the journal Earth’s Future.
How Global Warming Affects Astronomical Observations
Astronomical observations from ground-based telescopes are sensitive to local atmospheric conditions.
The Synthetic Rocks Helping Us Understand How Sought-After Rare Earth Elements Form
Researchers from Trinity have shed new light on the formation of increasingly precious rare earth elements (REEs) by creating synthetic rocks and testing their responses to varying environmental conditions.
Loss of Arctic Sea Ice to Give Rise to More Strong El Niños, Study Finds
The loss of Arctic sea ice could yield more strong El Niños, in which unusually warm ocean waters fuel drought in the western Pacific and heavy rainfall in the eastern Pacific, new research finds.
