1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (173+ words) Published in Carbon Research, the study synthesises literature across terrestrial and aquatic interfaces to outline how compound weather disturbances jeopardise soil organic carbon storage and agricultural stability. The authors conducted a structured bibliometric and qualitative review across major databases (Google…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (153+ words) Worldwide patterns of increased plant water stress reveal water limits to vegetation greening. Leaf area index, which measures the ratio of leaf area to ground area, is commonly used by researchers to track foliage coverage and ecosystem health. One consequence…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (766+ words) DENMARK — The public hearing on Poland Spring’s water extraction permit, which opened Aug. 11 and continued Aug. 18 and Sept. 8, has been extended to Sept. 23. At the August hearings, several residents urged the Select Board to reject Poland Spring’s request to renew…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (196+ words) Satellite remote sensing reveals how efficiently terrestrial ecosystems convert water loss into carbon gain, but product choice shapes the answer. By benchmarking 64 satellite-derived estimates against flux-tower observations, researchers identified reliable approaches, mapped global patterns from 2001 to 2015. Our latest edition of…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (124+ words) Powers Lake nonprofits get boost The Powers Lake Lions Club just received a $700 check from Prairie Pride Foods as the second recipient of the small-town grocery storeu2019s new u201cround upu201d program. Owners Dustin and Connie Olson are helping shoppers invest in their local…...

4+ day, 24+ min ago   (514+ words) A restored "ghost pond" within an ambitious Norfolk nature project has remained full of water throughout the drought - proving the value of natural hydrology during arid summers. The long-lost pond on Stephen Richardson's farm near Wymondham was initially identified from…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (106+ words) cranstononline.com Ward 1 Councilwoman Bridget Graziano told Plan Commission members last week that her goal with this ordinance is to have an “effective stormwater management that protects the entire drainage system” and helps residents protect their properties from increased runoff…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (130+ words) image: Global spatial distribution of the dominant factors of the 13 representative eWUEs from 2001 to 2015. The 6 driving factors include air temperature (Ta), vapor pressure deficit (VPD), atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration (Ca), leaf area index (LAI), precipitation (P), and downwelling shortwave radiation (SW).....