For much of September and October 2023, satellites detected widespread fire activity in Bolivia’s lowlands.
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Assessing Vulnerability of Fish and Invertebrates to Climate Change in the Southeast
New NOAA-led research reveals species in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic that may be most vulnerable or more resilient to climate change, as well as the reasons why.
UC Irvine-Led Science Team Shows How to Eat Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis
Agriculture is one of the hardest human activities to decarbonize; people must eat, but the land-use practices associated with growing crops account for roughly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Air Pollution-Related Hospitalization for Chest Pain, Heart Attack Differed by Seasons
Short-term increases in fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) during the summer and winter months in a mountain valley region of Utah were associated with increased health care visits for heart attack and unstable chest pain; however, the risk for each cardiac event differed by season, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023.
NASA Flights Link Methane Plumes to Tundra Fires in Western Alaska
Methane ‘hot spots’ in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are more likely to be found where recent wildfires burned into the tundra, altering carbon emissions from the land.
Keeping an Eye on the Regions When It Comes to Climate Change
Up to now, the results of climate simulations have sometimes contradicted the analysis of climate traces from the past.
