Trees ‘remember’ wetter times − never having known abundant rain could buffer today’s young forests against climate change
Water availability regulates tree growth and can have ‘legacy effects’ long after conditions change.
Jan. 9, 2025 • ~11 min
Water availability regulates tree growth and can have ‘legacy effects’ long after conditions change.
New evidence that low levels of atmospheric CO2 led to the longest ice age in Earth’s history.
Some experts say we should see the climate crisis as a collective trauma.
The future of scrub mints could be in jeopardy because of climate change, development and misclassification.
The answer depends on how you define ‘normal.’ The baseline has been creeping up as the planet warms.
From dried-up rivers to flooded crops and cities, rising temperatures in 2024 wreaked havoc with water, creating life-threatening challenges for people and nature alike. Explore this interactive map.
Explorer Pen Hadow is campaigning for a North Pole marine reserve to protect the Arctic’s peoples, its species and its natural landscape.
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