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Beaver building a dam

Their dams can improve everything from wildlife habitats to water quality.

Beavers Chip in on Landscape Engineering

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The futures market has long traded things like gold and oil. Here’s why water recently joined the market, and how it might play out for the life-sustaining resource.

Yes, People Are Now Trading and Investing in Water as a Commodity

Fox in a London garden

Manicured lawns are out, and diverse eco-friendly gardening is in. Use these tips and resources to create wild, pollinator-friendly spaces that cater to native species and a healthier planet.

How to Turn Your Yard Into a Wildlife Oasis

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With the health of the ocean under threat, a rallying cry for marine conservation goes global. Here are some of the good-news stories.

The Case for Ocean Optimism 

A mosaic of satellite imagery acquired between September 14th and 20th shows the extent of Arctic sea ice extent as it reached its annual minimum. According to a preliminary analysis, this occurred on the 16th of the month. (Credit: Canadian Ice Service)

2021 Minimum Arctic Sea Ice Extent

Older, thicker sea ice continues to disappear, ending the summer at or near the lowest levels ever seen.

Shriveling of Arctic Sea Ice Cover Slowed a Little This Summer, But it Still Remains in a Precarious State

Over the 20-month period from January 2020 through August 2021, the U.S. Southwest received the lowest total precipitation and had the third-highest daily average temperatures since 1895. In this graph, cumulative precipitation for all 20-month periods since 1895 is shown by the brown line, and average temperature is shown in red. (Credit: Climate.gov. Photo of low water levels in Lake Powell on August 13, 2017, by Flickr user Edwin van Buuringen, used under a Creative Commons license.)

Record-Setting Southwest U.S. Drought

Relief probably isn’t coming in the short run, but we can keep things from getting worse in the long run by tackling global warming.

Thrust Into the Record Books by Climate Change, Profound U.S. Southwest Drought Isn't Going Away

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