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What is Permafrost?
With global climate change, the northern latitudes are warming on a large scale, and permafrost soils have begun to thaw at an unprecedented rate.
Nature Could Help Prevent $50 Billion in Flood Damages in the Gulf of Mexico
New science shows that restoring healthy coastal habitats – like marshes and oyster reefs – is an extremely cost-effective solution for reducing flood risks.
New Study Shows Flood Risks Across the U.S. are Underestimated (in a Big Way)
New research has sobering news for people living in the Lower 48 United States: you may be at risk from river flooding and not even know it until the waters start to rise.
Global Change and Urban/Agriculture Competition for Water
More than 1 in 4 cities could have water shortages by 2050 even if they had first priority for water. How can cities meet growing demand in a changing climate?
The Secret in the Sand Dunes
Spoiler Alert: It's Christmas Trees
Wind’s Big Footprint: Clean Energy Still Needs Safeguards for Nature
Wind turbines are a vital part of a clean energy future, but we can we site them in a way that minimizes impacts to birds, bats and natural habitats?
A (Happy) Climate Change Science Surprise
Conservancy scientists were not surprised that changes in the way California manages its natural and agricultural lands could contribute to meeting the state’s climate change goals. What did surprise them was just how substantial that contribution could be.
New Science Shows Nature’s Potential to Fight Climate Change
New research shows that we have vastly underestimated the potential for nature to fight climate change. Nature isn’t the victim, it’s the solution.
Reefs Like Zombies?
Coral reefs, parrotfish, climate change, Michigan tourists, and, well, zombies.
Hurricane Sandy and the Flooding That Wasn’t
Most visitors come her for the warblers, but some come for the weirs.
Saved by Sand Dunes
On the five year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, a return to the Jersey Shore towns saved by sand dunes.
Adaptation as Acceptance: Toward a New Normal in the Northwoods
Acceptance is all about adjusting expectations. Saving the great Northwoods might mean transforming it.
