As the climate warms and regional drying becomes more frequent, peatlands – some of the planet’s most important carbon sinks – are increasingly under threat.
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Global Hunt for ‘Positive Tipping Points’
Experts are calling for a global effort to identify “positive tipping points” to accelerate the green transition – and have devised a method to find them.
NASA Supercomputers Take on Life Near Greenland’s Most Active Glacier
As Greenland’s ice retreats, it’s fueling tiny ocean organisms.
How Joint NASA-ESA Sea Level Mission Will Help Hurricane Forecasts
Sentinel-6B will measure sea surface height for nearly all of the world’s ocean, providing important data for information products, including weather and hurricane forecasts.
20,000 Files Under the Sea
Gallatin Professors Peder Anker and Mitchell Joachim embedded DNA into kelp for an architectural exhibit heralding the future of data storage.