Tibet is known as the “Water Tower of Asia,” providing water to about 2 billion people and supporting critical ecosystems in High Mountain Asia and the Tibetan Plateau, where many of the largest Asian river systems originate.
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Study Examines Potential Use of Machine Learning for Sustainable Development of Biomass
Biomass is widely considered a renewable alternative to fossil fuels, and many experts say it can play a critical role in combating climate change.
To Help Oregon’s Dry Forests, Fire Needs to Be Just the Right Intensity, and Happen More Than Once
Oregon State University research into the ability of a wildfire to improve the health of a forest uncovered a Goldilocks effect – unless a blaze falls in a narrow severity range, neither too hot nor too cold, it isn’t very good at helping forest landscapes return to their historical, more fire-tolerant conditions.
Arctic River Channels Changing Due to Climate Change, Scientists Discover
UBCO researcher tracks the migration pace of large rivers in permafrost regions.
Study: Smoke Particles From Wildfires Can Erode the Ozone Layer
A wildfire can pump smoke up into the stratosphere, where the particles drift for over a year. A new MIT study has found that while suspended there, these particles can trigger chemical reactions that erode the protective ozone layer shielding the Earth from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet radiation.
PSU Study: Everything Was Stronger in That Deadly June 2021 PNW Heatwave
What was different about the deadly, record-breaking heat wave in June 2021 that made it so much more extreme than anything the Pacific Northwest had experienced before?
