Floating wetlands sound like something straight out of a fairy tale, fanciful landscapes where the laws of nature are suspended. But these buoyant mats of peat and tall, spiky marsh plants called tules are very real. That said, floating wetlands...
By Sarah Whichello, Oak Ridge Associated Universities Research Participant with EPA. Estuaries are waterbodies where freshwater from the uplands mixes...
Dense populations, aerosols, and cities’ tendency to raise temperatures contribute to higher levels of precipitation in urban areas than in surrounding rural areas. By Carolyn Wilke, EOS Buildings and vast stretches of pavement in dense cities trap and generate heat,...
Elwha River restoration project offers valuable insights into the complex ecological processes involved in dam removal and river recovery. By NOAA Fisheries The removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon Dams on the Elwha River, Washington, presented a unique opportunity...
Coastal communities, particularly those around large estuaries like San Francisco Bay, face increasing challenges due to sea-level rise and anthropogenic...
By the USGS: New research from the U.S. Geological Survey links wildfires to increased mercury concentrations in Pacific Northwest headwater streams. The findings document increases in total mercury mobilization and conversion to the more toxic form, methylmercury. The scientists also...
Wildfire, drought, and temperature are affecting soil moisture in California’s Sierra Nevada. To better understand this, USGS scientists recently began a soil moisture monitoring and modeling project in the Feather River watershed. By the USGS: Wildfire, drought, and temperature are...
