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What’s Causing These Geological Formations on the Great Salt Lake?
Angelic Anderson crouched down and ran her fingertips across a large white mound that rose several inches from the surface of the bone-dry lakebed. As a park ranger at the Great Salt Lake State Park in northern Utah, she’s accustomed to seeing the massive lake’s waterline recede, especially during dry months when there’s little to…
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What Plant Sweat Can Tell Us About Wildfires
The way plants sweat could be a valuable tool in helping us predict how wildfires behave. That’s the conclusion of a recent study published in Global Ecology and Biogeography from researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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Australia’s Big Water Problem: 6 Things the Government Needs to Fix Now
During the federal election campaign, Labor promised to future-proof Australia’s water resources. Now, they must deliver on the policy.
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A 1,000-Year-Old Irrigation System in Spain Is Getting a New Life
Researchers in Spain’s arid Southeast are working to restore Islamic-era acequias, canals that form an irrigation system in Andalucia’s Sierra Nevada mountains.