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a sandy beach in the Bahamas
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Divina Cox

Citizen science app tracks coastal erosion in the Bahamas

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Three tropical cyclones in the northeast Pacific Ocean.
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NASA
The El Niño Southern Oscillation drives major weather patterns across the globe. Disrupting it could have intense and far-reaching ramifications.

A hard look at geoengineering reveals global risks
kelp wrack at sunset

Kelp forests are connected to local beach ecosystems
a bloom of green algae off the coast
Eutrophication — caused by excessive nutrients, such as fertilizer runoff — causes a bloom of algae that depletes the water of oxygen and causes 'dead zones' that kill fish and other marine organisms

Human impact on the ocean will double by 2050, UCSB scientists warn
A placid lake with background mountains perfectly reflected on its surface.
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Matt Perko

Jim Salzman elected to prestigious environmental law society for bridging economics, nature and policy
Fall colors fade into the distance in the rolling terrain of the Ozark Mountains.
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Benjamin Klinger via iStock

For nature-based climate solutions to work, they must be restructured
The sun glistens through water droplets on blades of grass.
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Matt Perko

Grasses are spendthrifts, forests are budgeters, in a nuanced account of plant water use
Aerial image of a lagoon wetland.
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David Huang
San Dieguito Lagoon, one of Beheshti’s primary research sites.

Kat Beheshti earns early career distinction for contributions to coastal science and resource management
A barracuda school off Bikar Atoll, Marshall Islands.
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University of Wisconsin–Madison
Monitoring fishing activity far from shore presents a challenge for resource management and marine conservation.

Satellites show that strictly protected marine areas exclude industrial fishing
drone footage of river with water based plastic trash collectors
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Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory
A depiction of various river plastic collection technologies utilized for data collection

How plastic pollution flows from rivers to oceans — and how to stop it
Old, abandoned barn in a large field with white wildflowers and prairie grass.
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Richard McMillin via iStock
While global trends dominate environmental outcomes, decisions about recultivating or rewilding abandoned fields can influence habitat health.

Protecting nature may depend on where — not just how — we farm
dead tree on salt island in the Dead Sea

Dead Sea’s salt giants offer rare glimpse into Earth’s geological past
An Icelandic braided river, seen from above.
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Luca Ronchi via iStock
Multi-channel rivers predominate in Iceland’s easily eroded volcanic soil.

Rivers choose their path based on erosion — a discovery that could transform flood planning and restoration
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