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Study reveals 400K acres of old growth forest, hiding in plain sight New research reveals the Adirondack Park may hold nearly nine times more old growth forest than previously mapped

Another piece of good news about forests

www.adirondackexplorer.org/environment/...

These Underprotected Brazilian Wetlands Store Carbon with Staggering Density - Eos The Cerrado, largely overlooked in climate science and policy, is a critical carbon sink, according to new research.

Brazil’s Cerrado may be one of the most important carbon sinks in the Americas, though its carbon-storing capacity has been historically overlooked.

Yes. I worked on Jack Pine, Pinus banksiana, for 2 summers in Saskatchewan and they rely on fire to propagate.

If the giant sequoia is dying out, why are there tens of thousands of seedlings and saplings? Thousands of giant sequoia seedlings sprouted after a fire swept a grove in the Sierra in 2021. Will they replace the behemoths that died or become extinct?

Interesting Story on sequoia regeneration after a fire

www.latimes.com/california/s...

After a 1,000-foot fall on Mount Shasta, two friends fought to survive the night After a hard climb up one of California’s highest peaks, one hiker watched his buddy slip and tumble 1,000 feet down the mountainside.

What a story!

www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...

Why your phone’s weather app is probably wrong about San Francisco’s heat wave forecast The Chronicle’s forecast calls for temperatures to rise into the mid-80s on Monday and Tuesday in San Francisco, with a chance at near-90. Phone apps show less extreme temperatures.

www.sfchronicle.com/weather-fore...

Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab

Ps just posted

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...

Thanks for the email link. Just sent a letter, too

Odds of strong El Niño surge — and potential California impacts become clearer A major climate forecast is now signaling moderate to strong El Niño by late summer.

www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...

COVID-19 Shutdowns Saw Human Emissions Slow, but Atmospheric Methane Surged - Eos An uptick in wetland emissions, as well as a scarcity of atmospheric OH radicals, contributed to the counterintuitive methane spike.

COVID-19 gave our environment an emissions respite, but an atmospheric methane surge had scientists puzzled. New research takes a stab at explaining the spike.

While it seems to be a lost skill i remember my mom telling a sibling 'don't be gullible' and my dear spouse recall coming home from grammar school and telling her mom about this fantastical thing the nun told her. Her mom simply asked 'does it make sense?' Well no! And that has guided her since

Why Your Next Flight Is Likelier to Hit Turbulence With climate change, the skies are becoming bumpier. Can today’s planes still keep us safe?

Interesting to find that the subject of turbulence has been featured in the @newyorker.com

Why Your Next Flight Is Likelier to Hit Turbulence www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

I am a newbie and learning. Different seasons seem to have different options. This spiral M51 is classic. Faint needing long exposure

I considered both. The 50 was a bit more expensive but had better specs. As you can see i love it. Get an equatorial mount!

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE Science activists and allies mobilizing to save science, health and democracy itself from the Trump administration's dismantlement and privatization.

www.standupforscience.net

When the Snow Melts, Microbes Bloom - Eos A new study illuminates a complex and changing world of microbes and nitrogen cycling that occurs during the winter.

A new study examines what’s going on under the snow in the winter.

In support of stand up for science here is an image of galaxy M51. Beautiful night. Clear and no moon

New collaborative paper in Remote Sensing in the Environment with student Eric Romero in
@irynad.bsky.social lab

Photosynthesis, heat, and structure: an evident hierarchy of environmental conditions driving wetland carbon assimilation

doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...

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Trump Is Attacking Climate Science. Scientists Are Fighting Back. It’s easy, looking at the past year, to see the damage the administration has done. But researchers are also stepping up, trying to fill the gaps.

One year in the federal assault on climate science — a review and prospective

Greenland Dust Delivers Nutrients to Ice-Melting Algae - Eos Researchers scrutinized aerosols above and within the ice sheet, finding phosphorus and other mineral particles.

Greenland Dust Delivers Nutrients to Ice-Melting Algae eos.org/articles/gre...

Antarctic Ice Sheet Has Lost a Connecticut-Sized Amount of Ice Over the Past 30 Years - Eos A new study of Antarctica has found that since 1996, its ice sheet has lost 12,820 square kilometers (nearly 5,000 square miles) of ice—nearly enough to cover the state of Connecticut, or 10 cities th...

Antarctic Ice Sheet Has Lost a Connecticut-Sized Amount of Ice Over the Past 30 Years eos.org/research-and...

Adventures in Biometeorology! We hoped for a prescribed burn to reduce thatch at the east end @ameriflux.bsky.social wetland. Today we learned it was burned last week. Oops. Seems the fire had its own mind. Lots of melted wires and a T/RH Gill aspirator.

Will be interesting to study regrowth

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2/20/26 8:35 am Update:
The #snow has stopped but not before giving us another 18.5" (47 cm) in the last day. That brings our 5-day total to 111" (281.5 cm), the third snowiest 5-day period on record at the lab*.

Calm conditions for the next several days but a warmer storm moves in mid-week.

Bay Area deli with 100-year history closes one of its last locations One of the last remaining locations of Genova Deli, a family-run business with century-old roots in the East Bay, will shut its doors in Walnut Creek.

Sad to hear. This was our source of the best ravioli when i was growing up (except when hand made by our Nonna and Zia for Christmas and Thanksgiving)

Fyi The lasagna at the Napa store is first rate, too.

www.sfchronicle.com/food/article...

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Keep an eye on the accumulating snow at the snow lab. 3 feet last 24 hours and more to come. We need to replenish the snow pack this winter

Restored Peatlands Could Become Carbon Sinks Within Decades - Eos That’s much faster than what most scientists thought.

Restored Peatlands Could Become Carbon Sinks Within Decades eos.org/articles/res...

“🇺🇸 agriculture is on the verge of widespread collapse… they’re asking for a rollback of virtually every policy Trump has introduced.”

As Republicans try to distance Trump policies from🧑‍🌾 farmer struggles, the truth is clear: www.facebook.com/share/v/17Up...

Will it really snow in the Bay Area this week? Here’s the forecast Mount Diablo is one of the Bay Area peaks forecast to experience freezing temperatures and a few inches of snow.

NEW: This week will bring the Bay Area's best chance of snow in three years as a series of cold storms sweep Northern California. #CAwx

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