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This FLUXNET tower is one of many worldwide that scientists have erected to constantly monitor landscape health and productivity.

Grasping the Subtle Needs of Vegetation

Researchers seek to understand the invisible ingredients that make plants thrive.

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Dec. 28, 2020

Photograph of tree canopy in Missouri damaged by a late spring freeze in April 2007

Freezing in a Warming World

The Easter Freeze of 2007 provides clues to the future of plants.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Children play in the fountains at Dilworth Park in Philadelphia.

Feeling Hot Hot Hot

Cities grapple with heat waves.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

A peach picked in an orchard in Contra Costa, California

Exposed Orchards

A valley grows unsettled about the lack of fog.

Feature Article

Dec. 27, 2020

The eruption of Chaitén Volcano in Chile in May 2008 triggered dramatic lightning displays, illuminating the ash and smoke plume.

Experiment in the Sky

A train of satellites follows the atmospheric effects of a volcanic eruption.

Feature Article

Dec. 27, 2020

Photograph of Mount McKinley

Drying in Denali

Scientists search for the causes of shrinking Alaskan wetlands.

Feature Article

Dec. 27, 2020

A prolonged drought across Texas desiccates plants and dries up livestock watering holes. (Courtesy AgriLife Today)

Drought on the Range

Ranchers want to know what to do about dry spells.

Feature Article

Dec. 27, 2020

Hurricane Katrina's eyewall swirls in a photograph by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) P-3 hurricane hunter pilot on August 28, 2005, a day before the powerful storm slammed into the United States Gulf Coast.

Data More Powerful than Hurricanes

New ways of looking at data help storm forecasters and emergency managers solve challenges and prevent hurricane losses.

Feature Article

Dec. 27, 2020

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