A heavy snowpack is fun for skiers and sledders, and it also acts like an open-air storage tank that melts away to provide water for drinking, irrigation and other purposes during dry months.
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Heat Stress on the Great Barrier Reef
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has been hit by widespread coral bleaching caused by heat stress, government officials confirmed on March 8, 2024.
Plasma Oscillations Propel Breakthroughs in Fusion Energy
New insights into plasma oscillations are paving the way for improved particle accelerators and commercial fusion energy.
How Lightly Grazed Lands Can Lock Away Huge Sums of Carbon
A new study finds that scaling back grazing on most pastureland worldwide would dramatically increase the amount of carbon stored in soils.
Study Shows a Healthy Diet is Linked with a Slower Pace of Aging, Reduced Dementia Risk
A healthier diet is associated with a reduced dementia risk and slower pace of aging, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The Robert Butler Columbia Aging Center.
An Underwater Plume From Kavachi
Kavachi is one of the most active submarine volcanoes in the Pacific.