The U.S. has less fresh groundwater than previously thought, according to research by UC Santa Barbara scientists.
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New Study Reveals Natural Solutions Can Reduce Global Warming
U.S. forests, wetlands and agricultural lands could absorb one-fifth of greenhouse gas pollution — equivalent to emissions from all U.S. vehicles.
Seismic Study Reveals Huge Amount of Water Dragged into Earth’s Interior
Slow-motion collisions of tectonic plates under the ocean drag about three times more water down into the deep Earth than previously estimated, according to a first-of-its-kind seismic study that spans the Mariana Trench.
Tropical Trees in the Andes are Moving Up — Toward Extinction
An international study led by University of Miami tropical biologists reveals that tropical trees are migrating upslope to escape climate change, but not fast enough.
How Weather and Climate Shape Earth's Life Sustaining Surface
CU Boulder researchers set out to understand why this life-sustaining and water-storing blanket of soil and the underlying weathered rock vary so much from one place to another.
Climate Simulations Project Wetter, Windier Hurricanes
Berkeley Lab computer simulations find climate change making hurricanes more intense.