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Aerial view of Lake Tefé during a severe drought, when its waters are low.
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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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two fishers in Kiribati waters
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Jacob Eurich

Reinforcing the diverse ways people access seafood can ensure healthy communities in the face of change
California Sea Otters grooming themselves in the Elkhorn Slough at Moss Landing.
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Htrnr via iStock
Although sea otters only recently recolonized their historic habitat in the Elkhorn Sough, they’re already benefiting the ecosystem.

Sea otters stabilize salt marsh banks as they recolonize a Californian estuary
Amber hills roll away behind a lone oak tree, with facilities in the background.
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Matt Perko
The rolling hills of Sedgwick Reserve offer a testbed for researchers to probe grassland ecology.

Extreme drought hits grasslands and shrublands harder than anticipated

Global groundwater depletion is accelerating, but is not inevitable
A school of hammerhead sharks.
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Masayuki Agawa via OceanImageBank

A global study reveals pathways to save threatened sharks, despite rising mortality trends
satellite image of Mississippi River and surrounding towns
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USGS via Unsplash
The Mississippi River and surrounding towns near the border of Arkansas and Mississippi

Unpacking social equity from biodiversity data: an interdisciplinary policy perspective
Shorebirds on a kelp-laden beach
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Jenny Dugan
Shorebirds forage in kelp wrack on a beach in California

The choreography of cross-ecosystem subsidies that connects the kelp forest to the beach
Power pylons at sunset.
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Matthew Henry via Unsplash
Decarbonizing the grid is the dawn of a new era of electricity.

Equitably decarbonizing California: A multi-campus collaboration will help the Golden State reach its energy goals
Side view of a researcher in a lab, wearing goggles and a white coat, looking down
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Elena Zhukova

Making the world healthier, more sustainable and more secure through research
offshore wind turbines

Researchers poised to study the joint effects of climate change and offshore wind energy development on U.S. West Coast fisheries
early evening stars over a desert landscape

Farmers and ranchers in the Southwestern U.S. face challenges due to human-induced atmospheric warming
Flames from the Thomas Fire reflect in the waves at night.
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Ray Ford / Noozhawk
Flames from the Thomas Fire reflect in the waves just west of Ventura. Its proximity to the ocean provided researchers a unique opportunity.

Thomas Fire research reveals that ash can fertilize the oceans
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