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'One Mississippi...' How lightning shapes the climate
… the carbon leaks into the atmosphere and contributes to global warming. Gora works with the Smithsonian Tropical …
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What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims to find out
… disease — factors that are all changing along with the global climate. To differentiate between the potential … the drivers of tree death and how they will change with global warming has big implications for forest management and …
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Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
… Trees sequester carbon emissions that cause climate warming, support much of the planet’s biodiversity, and … dissertation work synthesized data from Smithsonian Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO) monitoring sites. For …
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Exposure to past temperature variability may help forests cope with climate change
… assessed effects of past and current climate variability on global forest productivity. The work highlights sensitive … ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, says, “Global climate patterns are becoming increasingly variable. … “While climate models predict relatively modest overall warming in the tropics through the 21st century, …
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Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise
… COVID-19, one infected individual—4-year-old Nadia—made global headlines. A Malayan tiger residing in New York’s … viruses cause respiratory infections, and the risks of a global outbreak are greater if—like SARS-CoV-2—they can … ecological transition may already be underway and holding warming under 2 °C within the century will not reduce …
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Hydrogen fuels
… destroys methane—a gas that contributes to greenhouse warming of our climate . Currently, there is much … P.C. et al. 1999. Molecular hydrogen in the troposphere: Global distribution and budget. Journal of Geophysical … al. 2003. Air pollution and climate-forcing impacts of a global hydrogen economy. Science 302: 624-627. Thromp, …
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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
… carbon stores are found in soils. Due to climate warming and other human activities that affect soil … is critical to supporting soil health in the face of global change. If we do not manage for interactive effects, … actions and increased environmental literacy. Staff are global experts in the ecology of: cities, disease, forests, …
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Monarchs
… 1.6% per year during the past 40 years, associated with warming in the autumn. Photo by Liz West August … 1.6% per year during the past 40 years, associated with warming in the autumn. In the West, populations of Monarch … Nevertheless, I’ve whined for years about the loss of global biodiversity, so a couple of years ago my wife and I …
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Mohonk Lake is getting warmer and more stagnant with climate change
… year to year variability in lake mixing is associated with global climate trends. Here, lead author, Dr. Isabella … longer stratified period means for lake processes, and how global climate patterns affect Mohonk Lake. What is lake … happening in lakes that do not have long-term records. Warming lakes will be bad for certain fish, especially …
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The Future of Biodiversity
… drought stress. I’ll start by saying why I believe that warming is the biggest crisis facing biodiversity. I’ll … in perspective what we are learning from research. Much of global change science has focused on benchmarks that are …
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