An unusual amount of smoke from wildfires has spread across hundreds of miles.

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Following a notable increase in fire activity in August 2019 and a gradual rise in deforestation, scientists have been watching for signs of how 2020 might shape up. Several worrisome signs have emerged.

From cities to deserts, the intense heat gripping California is being closely monitored by an Earth-observing mission aboard the International Space Station.

As world temperatures rise, the rate at which plants in certain regions can absorb carbon dioxide is declining, according to University of Queensland research.

Scientists studying leaves from a 23-million-year-old forest have for the first time linked high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide with increased plant growth, and the hot climate of the time. 

The rapid pace that invasive shrubs infiltrate forests in the northeastern United States makes scientists suspect they have a consistent advantage over native shrubs, and the first region-wide study of leaf timing, conducted by Penn State researchers, supports those suspicions.

If sustainably managed, wild fisheries and mariculture could help meet the rising demand for food in the long term.

An island with an unusual shape has been growing in shallow coastal waters near China’s Hainan Island.

The findings were just published in The Royal Society Interface Focus journal as part of a special issue on carbon dioxide removal.