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Shrubbery on the March in Quebec
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Shrubbery on the March in Quebec

New research shows shrubs and other plants infiltrating the countryside and advancing northward in Quebec.

Published Dec 10, 2011

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Arctic Amplification
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Arctic Amplification

Temperatures are warming faster in the Arctic than anywhere else in the world. Here’s why.

Published May 26, 2013

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IJsselmeer, Netherlands
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IJsselmeer, Netherlands

Beginning in 1932, Dutch engineers completed a dike across the Zuiderzee to create a freshwater lake. Engineers later used pumps to drain water from the area, creating expanses of usable land known as polders. These images show changes in the land cover in one such polder between 1980 and 2007.

Published Aug 3, 2008

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Alaska’s Vegetation is Changing Dramatically
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Alaska’s Vegetation is Changing Dramatically

Tree and plant cover has deteriorated considerably in some areas, while advancing in other areas that previously burned or used to be frozen.

Published Jul 27, 2020

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Alaska in Flux: Slumping Coastlines
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Alaska in Flux: Slumping Coastlines

Erosion is one of the major changes to the state’s landscape in recent decades.

Published Feb 11, 2019

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Global Green Up Slows Warming
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Global Green Up Slows Warming

Scientists say the world would be even warmer if not for a surge in plant growth.

Published Feb 18, 2020

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Spring
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Spring

For more than two decades, satellites have been observing seasonal patterns of Earth's vegetation. In eastern North America, the spring “green up” is one of the most dramatic changes satellites observe.

Published Sep 15, 2007

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Northern Greening
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Northern Greening

Published Oct 1, 2001

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Climate Changes in the United States
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Climate Changes in the United States

Climate change is already affecting the American people in far-reaching ways, says a new climate report.

Published May 8, 2014

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Tracing Changes in Ozone-Depleting Chemicals
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Tracing Changes in Ozone-Depleting Chemicals

Scientists used a ground-based network and models to detect global and regional fluctuations in CFC-11 emissions to the atmosphere.

Published Feb 19, 2021

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