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Study Finds Sinking Tundra Surface Unlikely to Trigger Runaway Permafrost Thaw

Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists set out to address one of the biggest uncertainties about how carbon-rich permafrost will respond to gradual sinking of the land surface as temperatures rise.

Excess Nutrients Lead to Dramatic Ecosystem Changes in Cape Cod’s Waquoit Bay

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020 with associated travel restrictions, Matthew Long thought his students could shift their overseas research projects to instead study the seagrass meadow ecosystem in Waquoit Bay.

Studying Ship Tracks to Inform Climate Intervention Decision-Makers

Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories are studying ship tracks — clouds that reflect sunlight and are formed by moving ships, similar to contrails from planes — to help inform decision-makers of the benefits and risks of one technology being considered to slow climate change.

Detecting the Impact of Drought on Plants With User-Friendly and Inexpensive Techniques

Climate change is aggravating the impact of droughts —one of the factors that only affect plant physiology— on all plant ecosystems worldwide.

An Emerging Agricultural Practice Offers New Promise for a Climate-Smart Future

UConn Department of Natural Resources and the Environment researcher Wei Ren sees the interconnections between the systems in nature and how each component impacts the others.