‘Megadroughts’ Have Made Themselves Known in the 21st Century. They’re Going to Get Worse.
The end of 2024 marks the 24th year of the southwestern United States’s “megadrought”—a type of drought that often last ...
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The Arctic tundra is changing so fast that it is speeding up the climate crisis, top scientists say
The Arctic tundra now releases more carbon than ... This shift is partly due to giant polar wildfires burning down tundra vegetation and all the carbon it's stored. It's also because of permafrost ...
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A third of the Arctic is now a greenhouse gas emitter, Mass. study finds
A third of the Arctic is now emitting climate-changing greenhouse gasses after thousands of years of storing them, according ...
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Caribou herds in Arctic Alaska trend in opposite directions
The growth of woody plants in Arctic tundra regions affects more than caribou. In northwestern Alaska, where the growth has been most dramatic, it has attracted a proliferation of beavers ...
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Earth's Arctic region has flipped and now emits more carbon than it stores
For millennia, the Arctic-boreal zone has acted as a critical carbon reservoir, locking away vast amounts of carbon dioxide ...
Exploring Animal Habitats: A Free 5-Day Unit Plan
Habitats are diverse environments where plants and animals live, providing natural resources that living things need to ...
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Thawing tundra reveals ancient fossilized forest in Montana
Tundra as a biome is defined by its lack of trees due to consistently cold temperatures and short growing seasons. There are three main classifications of tundra: arctic, Antarctic, and alpine ...