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The Santa Monica Mountains stretch along the west coast of California between the coastal city of Oxnard and the populous urban hub of Los Angeles...
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Southeastern Arizona is home to unique mountain ranges known as the Sky Islands. Sky islands are biodiversity hotspots and host various ecosystems, ranging from arid...
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Understanding water dynamics in southeast Idaho is critical to planning and improving water management practices. Partner organizations that focus on water resource management, such as...
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Wildfires in the southeastern US are less understood compared to other portions of the nation. In October and November of 2016, over 60 individual wildfires...
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Light pollution causes measurable damage to natural wildlife behaviors and human health, as well as decreases the ability for humans to view the night sky...
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The Cloud-Aerosol LiDAR and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) satellite's CALIOP sensor generates vertical LiDAR profiles of the atmosphere at a global scale. Currently, the...
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Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) with a lifetime of less than 10 years and a global warming potential that is 25 times...
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Tidal wetlands, such as marshes, are among the Chesapeake Bay's most protective natural features. Not only do they provide vital ecological services such as breeding...
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Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) is vitally important to the Chesapeake Bay, serving as one of the primary food sources for the organisms that inhabit the...
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The Aconcagua basin of Central Chile, just north of the capital city of Santiago, is an arid region dominated by the Andes Mountains and heavily...