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Measuring the moisture in forest soils from space
… weather patterns. Measuring soil moisture with ground sensors is a time- and resource-intensive process … geography, we are monitoring soil moisture across two swaths of land the size of SMAP’s 20 x 20 mile … around Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New York. Instruments at these ground stations constantly …
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Measuring soil water from space
… data. Now it’s time to analyze it. For me, an exciting new project that requires a lot of time in the field … The primary objective of this project will be to provide ground-truth data for the NASA satellite called ‘SMAP’ … NY to Kent, CT on the southern edge. The sensors monitor two things: soil water content and condition of the forest …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… kids like Anderson could romp for hours in the gentle New England forest with little fear. Only later, after years … kid, they were common in Lyme. His house was surrounded on two sides by forest, and Anderson liked to bike in the … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Beech Bark Disease
… insect (the beech scale, Cryptococcus fagisuga ) and two species of bark-cankering fungi ( Neonectria faginata … in the region where the trees are most abundant, including New York, New England, and southeastern Canada. What are … a rain of beech nuts, which the bears then eat from the ground. This helps the bears fatten up for the winter …
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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… scientists discovered their presence in rivers, lakes and groundwater, and began to discuss their effect on the … usage on roads. In the US, Kelly said that while national-level data is available, there are gaps in data at the local … In 2017, the country updated the 2002 standard with a new edition clearly dividing agents into chloride and …
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Mohonk Lake is getting warmer and more stagnant with climate change
… key to maintaining healthy lakes into the future. In a new study , published today in Geophysical Research … will sink beneath warm water until the temperatures of the two layers equalize. As this happens, the cold and warm … problematic in warmer, unmixed water – a perfect breeding ground for toxic algal blooms. How can we use information …
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Rare spotting of moose on Cary's Hudson Valley campus
… males of the deer family, bull moose grow and then shed a new set of antlers each year. Antlers are made of bone, and … plus salt that is less available in plants growing on dry ground. Ponds also help to cool these large animals when the … agencies are working to keep herd densities at a safe level to reduce disease transmission. …
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Keeping the invasive bugs at bay
… vista could look quite different. A bug the size of a ground pepper flake is killing these hemlocks—a species … emerald ash borer in the Adirondacks. As surveys for the two invasive species carried on over the summer, the news … of Agriculture. Both have reported populations in New York. Emerald ash borer. Credit: …
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Cloudburst-prone cities should share their umbrellas — and plans
… of Urban Ecology & Director of the Urban Systems Lab at The New School, was part of a recent study looking at the … event. We call them cloudbursts because it’s as if a rain cloud suddenly burst and dropped all its water in one go. … over 4 inches of rain in some parts of the city in a mere two hours. Why are cloudbursts a threat in urban areas? …
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Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds
… been growing increasingly salty due to road de-icing, but a new analysis suggests with careful action, concentrations … posing a potential threat to aquatic life and drinking water supplies . However, a cautiously optimistic new … is needed to better understand what actually is a safe level of salt in a freshwater ecosystem. The US applies …
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