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Aerial view of Lake Tefé during a severe drought, when its waters are low.
Photo Credit
Miguel Monteiro
Severe drought and heat in the central amazon turned Lake Tefé into a shallow spa, killing fish and endangered river dolphins.

Hotter than your average spa: Rising temps in Amazon lakes sound alarm over climate change

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The Thomas Fire burns the mountains above Ventura and Santa Barbara
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Carsten Schertzer / iSTOCK
The 2017-18 Thomas Fire burned 282,000 acres in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.

Facing the Heat

Taking Ocean Vital Signs

A Legacy of Research

A Changing Sea Floor
Visala Tallavarjula installs irrigation in Sedona, Arizona

When Every Drop Counts
sample tubes containing seawater and sand in a test tube rack

Fantastic Bioplastic
Irrigation pump

Slurping Up Groundwater