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YELLOWSTONE CLIMATE STUDY
12,000 years ago, Yellowstone’s dry summers began leaving a charcoal trail in its lakes. 6,000 years later, researchers found the same climate pattern linked to lower lake levels and reduced hydrothermal activityYellowstone lake sediments preserved ancient climate and environmental records. Warmer, drier summers between 12,000 and 6,000 years ago br...- Yellowstone supervolcano: What happened 631,000 years ago and what if it erupts again?The last significant eruption of Yellowstone happened around 631,000 years ago, resulting in the formation of the caldera. Experts argue th...
- A couple gave up on a failing Sussex farm, pulled out the fences and let 3,500 acres go feral; it became the template for British rewildingA British farm, once burdened by debt, became a successful rewilding project. Free-roaming herbivores were introduced to restore the land's...
- In 1995, 14 wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone to heal a damaged ecosystem; decades later, researchers are challenging one of the most celebrated predator stories in American ecologyYellowstone's wolf reintroduction success story faces a scientific challenge. New analysis suggests the dramatic impact on willow growth wa...
- The Wolves That Changed a River: What Yellowstone Taught ScientistsYellowstone's ecosystem is showing remarkable recovery following the reintroduction of gray wolves in 1995. Their presence has reshaped elk...
- Most world heritage sites at risk of drought or flooding: UNAlmost three quarters of the globe's cultural and natural heritage sites are threatened by too little or too much water, the UN's cultural ...
- Climate change makes wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists think it's the 'new abnormal'Climate change is causing an increase in wildfires and smoke, which is impacting more areas than ever before. The term "new abnormal" is be...
- Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the 'new abnormal'As Earth's climate continues to change from heat-trapping gases spewed into the air, ever fewer people are out of reach from the billowing ...
- 2022's climate disasters: A tale of too much rain and too little in some placesThis isn't just a freak year: Such extreme events are occurring with increasing frequency and intensity. Climate change is intensifying the...
- Ancient asteroids enhanced life supporting habitat on MarsLarge comets and asteroids that bombarded Mars some 4 billion years ago likely enhanced climate conditions enough to make the red planet mo...
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