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This false-color SeaWiFS image, acquired on October 6, 2002, shows a phytoplankton bloom off the California coast.

The Incredible Glowing Algae

Phytoplankton blooms occur in all the Earth’s oceans when nutrient and sunlight conditions are right.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Prairie dogs, lemurs, and mandrinette hibiscus plants are just a few of the species affected by human activity.

The Human Footprint

Increased human population often leads to greater influence on the environment and sharper declines in species and ecosystems.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
The image above shows part of the Gridded Population of the World (GPW) collection from SEDAC in 2000.

The Human Equation

Hunting for elusive answers to a multitude of questions about humanity's role in global climate change.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
The image above shows measurements of the boreal forest taken through a flux tower.

The Dirt on Carbon

The quiet forests of Canada may slowly be losing carbon, not from the trees themselves, but from the frozen soils underneath, where deep pools of carbon are locked within permafrost.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
CZCS image of the southwest African coast, showing the high productivity of the Benguela upwelling zone and associated features of the Benguela current, 1980.

The Color of Disease

Harmful algal blooms appear to increase in intensity, duration, and extent.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Damage from a category 5 typhoon completely wiped out a coconut and breadfruit plantation in the Caroline Islands, located east of the Philippines in the Pacific Ocean.

Stirring up Life

Using data from three satellite instruments, researchers find that a tropical cyclone had a significant effect on phytoplankton production in the South China Sea.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
The image above shows an AVHRR satellite image of coastal upwelling in the Cabo Frio region from 13 Jan 1995

Sowing the Seeds of Change?

A regional modeling study suggests that summers in the United States may be different from 200 years ago as a result of large-scale land use changes.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
The image above shows a snow covered forest

Snow Sleuths

Climate modelers trying to replicate climate change on a global scale need to better understand smaller scale regional climate dynamics to account for the nuances of climate variability.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
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