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Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist
… We should expect that the direct and indirect effects of fire will be an increasingly prevalent part of … range from minor eye and respiratory tract infection to more serious exacerbation of asthma, heart failure, and … fire, as a management tool in forests that experienced frequent low-severity fire before our policy of suppression. …
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In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests
In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests March … strikes each year, and strikes appear to be becoming more frequent. Evan Gora , the paper’s lead author and a … notes. “When lianas are in the canopy, they amplify the effects of lightning strikes, resulting in more severe …
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Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise
… reservoirs where the virus can multiply or persist for prolonged periods, creating the potential for the pathogen … is heightened by a changing climate. “We are interacting more and more with wildlife in a planet undergoing climate … “We’re part of an ecosystem.” Despite this frequent exchange of viruses, certain factors are necessary …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… recounts in his classic book Changes in the Land. What’s more, colonists rendered large areas of New England … was experiencing eye problems, perhaps due to the lingering effects of Lyme. To help me understand how the town of … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Q&A with Winslow Hansen: Wildfire in the western US
… create favorable conditions for wildfires to break out. More frequent, intense storms come with lightning strikes that … Canada, completely destroyed by wildfire. Other effects include health consequences of inhaling smoke, which …
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Winter Wonderland No More? Climate Change & Northeastern Forests
Winter Wonderland No More? Climate Change & Northeastern Forests … destructive form of winter weather – will become more frequent and severe under changing climate conditions. … decades – including cutting edge experiments exploring effects of climate change on winter weather. Discover why …
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Dr. Manette Sandor
… predictions of future fire, a thorough understanding of how more severe fires affect ecosystems, and potentially novel management approaches to prevent climate-driven … management strategies to mitigate increasingly severe and frequent fires. Dr. Manette Sandor …
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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… a cause of the damage. Road salts – usually called “snowmelt agents” in China – prevent ice forming on the … suggest seeking ways to reduce salt use, such as through more efficient spreading methods. Environmental and … growing awareness of the harmful environmental and health effects of sodium chloride salts, their “sheer …
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Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America
Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America … progress.” Groffman’s research focuses on climate effects on ecosystem biogeochemical processes related to … us in our Millbrook, NY auditorium or tune in virtually. More details to come on the Cary events page . …
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Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward
… breeding range southward The story behind a model that helped support this counterintuitive discovery. … a result, redstart breeding sites have shifted southward by more than 310 miles since 1990. Led by Bryant Dossman … be having on wild bird populations. While the virus’s effects were readily apparent in urban areas, where birds …
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