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State of the planet: Not so good …
Humanity has global-scale impacts on key ecosystem cycles SUMMIT COUNTY — A four-day Planet Under Pressure conference in London started with a gloomy look at the state of the Earth, as scientists said...
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Tree die-offs altering chemistry of forest ecosystems
Eastern hemlock, courtesy Amherst University. Click on the image to learn more about the woolly adelgid. Spread of tree pests linked with global warming By Summit Voice FRISCO — In research that could...
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Climate: Melting glaciers threaten to disrupt ocean chemistry
Rapid deglaciation has the potential to affect fundamental ocean chemistry, with as-yet unknown impacts to marine ecosystems. Paleoclimate study shows similar changes at the end of the last ice age By...
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Global warming: ‘Changing the planet’
‘It is important to realize just how interconnected everything is.’ A shift in the ocean nitrogen cycle would affect the entire food chain, from plankton to penguins. Bob Berwyn photo. By Summit Voice...
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Study: Human activities having a big impact on Pacific Ocean nitrogen cycle
Along with changes to the carbon cycle, human activities are changing the net nitrogen balance of the Pacific Ocean. ‘The North Pacific is so vast it is hard to imagine that humans could impact the...
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