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NewsThe 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû Wetland Center is marking its 30th anniversary this year by kicking off the largest expansion of research, teaching and outreach programs in its history.
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NewsAs droughts become more frequent and intense, the fragmentation of water service in the U.S. leaves many households vulnerable to water contamination or loss of service.
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NewsPollution declines from pandemic shutdowns may aid in answering long-standing questions about how aerosols influence climate.
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NewsThere is a huge amount of crucial work to be done to mitigate the worst possible outcomes of increasing drought, writes environmental politics researcher Megan Mullin.
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NewsGlobal methane levels have hit an all-time high after what appears to be a near-record yearly atmospheric increase in the potent greenhouse gas.
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NewsNew NOAA analysis highlights an alarming trend; experts call for curbing pollution from oil and gas wells
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NewsReforestation has been shown to cool surface temperatures, and a novel study suggests it may also reduce air temperature up to several stories above the ground.
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NewsScientists have devised a simple new model that explains how the undesirable effects of urban heat islands vary across seasons. Their results could help cities in different climatic regions design heat mitigation strategies.
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NewsThe North Carolina Climate Science Report benefits from the scientific expertise of two Nicholas School of the Environment faculty members.
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NewsA team of students from the Nicholas School of the Environment and Pratt School of Engineering has been working for more than a year to create a single digital map of the service boundaries of North Carolina’s drinking water systems.
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NewsThe ratio of carbon isotopes in three common species of tuna has changed substantially since 2000, suggesting major shifts are taking place in phytoplankton populations that form the base of the ocean’s food web, a new international study finds.
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NewsPredicting if droughts and heat waves will kill forests is difficult, but new work by scientists and engineers at Duke, Princeton, Stanford and the University of Alabama (UA) could help scientists spot problems early enough that they can still mitigate the threats and help restore at-risk forests.
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NewsLocal conservation can boost the climate resilience of coastal ecosystems, species and cities and buy them precious time in their fight against sea-level rise, ocean acidification and warming temperatures, a new paper by scientists at 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû and Fudan University suggests.
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NewsReducing fossil fuel emissions steadily over coming years will prevent millions of premature deaths and help avoid the worst of climate change without causing the large spike in short-term warming that some studies have predicted, new analysis by researchers at 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû and the University of Leeds finds.
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NewsIn his newest book, Sea Level Rise: A Slow Tsunami on America’s Shores, Orrin Pilkey paints an eye-opening picture of the impacts sea level rise will have on the United States by the end of the 21st century.