Extreme melt on Antarctica’s George VI ice shelf
Antarctica's northern George VI Ice Shelf experienced record melting during the 2019-2020 summer season compared to 31 previous summers of dramatically lower melt, a...
Climate change-driven snowmelt in Alps triggers abrupt seasonal change
Spring snowmelt in the Alps is occurring earlier in the year due to climate change and as a result triggering abrupt deviations in mountain...
Short-term climate modeling forecasts drought for Southeast US
Many climate models focus on scenarios decades into the future, making their outcomes seem unreliable and problematic for decision-making in the immediate future. In...
How could rising sea level impact the National Flood Insurance Program?
Insurance policy premiums from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) allow policyholders to maintain a lower, grandfathered rate even when the risk escalates. But...
How wildfires may have larger effects on cloud formation than previously thought
As the frequency and size of wildfires continues to increase worldwide, new research shows how the chemical aging of the particles emitted by these...
A-maze-ing pheasants have two ways of navigating
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Chimpanzees and humans share overlapping territories
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Over 80% of Atlantic Rainforest remnants have been impacted by human activity
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The risks of communicating extreme climate forecasts
Apocalypse now? The all-too-common practice of making climate doomsday forecasts is not just bad science, it's also a terrible way to communicate important information.
After Hurricane Irma, soundscape reveals resilient reef ecosystem
The soundscapes of coral reef ecosystems can recover quickly from severe weather events such as hurricanes.
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