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Coastal Waters are Unexpected Hotspots for Nitrogen Fixation

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Coastal Waters are Unexpected Hotspots for Nitrogen Fixation

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Nitrogen fixation is surprisingly high in coastal waters and may play a larger role than expected in carbon dioxide (CO2) uptake in these waters, a new study ...

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U.S. Report Shows that 50 Million Gallons of Contaminated Wastewater Streams Daily from Mining Sites

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U.S. Report Shows that 50 Million Gallons of Contaminated Wastewater Streams Daily from Mining Sites

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Every day many millions of gallons of water loaded with arsenic, lead and other toxic metals flow from some of the most contaminated mining sites in the U.S. ...

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Research Forms Complex Picture of Mercury Pollution in a Period of Global Change

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Research Forms Complex Picture of Mercury Pollution in a Period of Global Change

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Climate change and the loss of wetlands may contribute to increased levels of mercury concentrations in coastal fish, according to a Dartmouth College study. ...

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Bill Gates Identifies Grand Challenges of Climate Change (Video)

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Bill Gates Identifies Grand Challenges of Climate Change (Video)

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Bill and Melinda Gates recently published an open letter about all the things that surprised them in 2018. And one of those things is our approach to climate ...

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NASA Research Shows How Drought and Deluge Turned Stable Landslide Into Disaster

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NASA Research Shows How Drought and Deluge Turned Stable Landslide Into Disaster

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For the first time, researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and collaborating institutions have documented the transition of ...

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Freshwater Is Becoming Saltier – And It’s Bad for The Planet and Our Health

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Freshwater Is Becoming Saltier – And It’s Bad for The Planet and Our Health

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Every year, millions of tons of salt is applied to roads. Its ability to lower the freezing point of water helps to keep roads open – and economies running ...

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MIT Research Shows That Much of the Surface Ocean Will Shift in Color by End of the 21st Century

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MIT Research Shows That Much of the Surface Ocean Will Shift in Color by End of the 21st Century

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Climate-driven changes in phytoplankton communities will intensify the blue and green regions of the world’s oceans . Climate change is causing significant ...

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Research in Antarctica Found the Truth About the Chemistry of Streamflow That Affects Water Quality

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Research in Antarctica Found the Truth About the Chemistry of Streamflow That Affects Water Quality

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A water quality mystery solved in Antarctica: Meltwater streams shed light on the longstanding hydrological mystery. By Trent Knoss, the University of ...

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Water, Not Temperature, Limits Global Forest Growth as Climate Warms

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Water, Not Temperature, Limits Global Forest Growth as Climate Warms

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The changes are most evident in northern climates and at high altitudes, reports a team that includes UA scientists from the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. ...

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'The Only ​Thing We Can Do ​is Adapt': ​Greenland Ice ​Melt Reaching ​'Tipping ​Point', Study Finds

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'The Only ​Thing We Can Do ​is Adapt': ​Greenland Ice ​Melt Reaching ​'Tipping ​Point', Study Finds

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Climate change is causing Greenland's massive ice sheets to melt much faster than previously thought, a new study has found, and it may be "too late" to do ...

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New Environmental Sensing and Monitoring System Tested and Evaluated

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New Environmental Sensing and Monitoring System Tested and Evaluated

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Virginia Tech Researchers developed  an environmental sensing system for Innovative Wireless Technologies, a leading wireless mesh network company in the ...

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EU Awards €2 Million to HiSea Project to Provide High Resolution Data on Sea Water Quality

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EU Awards €2 Million to HiSea Project to Provide High Resolution Data on Sea Water Quality

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The project is developing an innovative service that will provide information and alerts to ports and aquaculture sectors to enable real-time crisis ...

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Prolonged Droughts are Transforming Trees Internally

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Prolonged Droughts are Transforming Trees Internally

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James Cook University scientists have found that trees change their anatomy in response to prolonged drought. Dr Deborah Apgaua studying samples from trees ...

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