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Through the Sands of Time: Giant Clams as Paleoclimate Timekeepers

Academy of Natural Sciences

derasa ) shell from a 1955 Palau expedition courtesy of the ANS Malacology archives collection Marine organisms with shells made of calcium carbonate, like giant clams and corals, encounter formidable obstacles in the face of increasing acidity in the ocean. Giant clam ( T. She approached Michael E.

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Building a More Resilient, Just City

Academy of Natural Sciences

These rare storms are expected to become more frequent with climate change as a warmer atmosphere can hold (and during storms release!) For every one degree Celsius that the temperature increases, the atmosphere can hold 7% more water, a thermodynamic law of physics called atmospheric holding capacity. more moisture.

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The Nature Conservancy-PA: New Urban Heat Map Underscores Need For Trees In Philadelphia Neighborhoods

PA Environment Daily

Previous research shows urban trees have significant positive benefits for both cities and their residents including slowing stormwater runoff, reducing energy use, reducing carbon emissions, boosting student achievement, and reducing crime. In Philadelphia, urban trees address a wide variety of goals for multiple city agencies.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

Stansbury’s undergraduate degree is in human ecology and natural science and her master’s degree is in developmental sociology. She has worked as an environmental policy expert in the White House and Congress, as well as an ecology instructor at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. 1816 & H.R.

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