The natural process of locking away carbon dioxide (CO 2) appears to be in decline—and climate change will accelerate as a ...

The vegetation in northern high latitudes was likely dense forest before cooling temperatures transformed it into grassland during the Late Miocene —a shift that further accelerated global cooling.

Basin communities are taking steps to strengthen their ability to respond to the impacts of climate change with support from ...

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Wildfire debates often collapse into a single word: climate. Yet the record from California’s worst recent seasons points to ...

Vegetation is a much-needed part of the natural world and is essential for life to thrive on Earth. Yet, when unmanaged, it’s also one of the greatest threats to the grid and a leading culprit for ...

The synchronization of data from two natural climate archives -- a speleothem from the Herbstlabyrinth Cave in Hesse (Germany) and ice cores from Greenland -- offers new insights into the chronology ...

Decades-Old Rule that Allowed Logging on Vast Swaths of US Land Ruled Unlawful by Oregon Court This Small Alabama Town Was Part of the Manhattan Project. Now It May Host a Hyperscale Data Center. A ...

Westerville Electric Division reduced vegetation-related outages by 41% through proactive, data-driven vegetation management strategies. The utility integrated satellite imagery and AI analytics with ...

Natural (and semi-natural) vegetation is defined as “vegetation where ecological processes primarily determine species and site characteristics”. Human activities may influence vegetation interaction, ...