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  • Black and white illustration of three skiers in a snowy mountain. One skier stands up front holding a large thermometer while looking at their watch, while the other two skiers await anxiously behind.
    Slab avalanches are the most dangerous kind of avalanche. A slab is a layer of new snow sitting on top…
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    Excuse Me While I Flow My Snows: What Makes An Avalanche Happen?

  • Black and white illustration of three skiers in a snowy mountain. One skier stands up front holding a large thermometer while looking at their watch, while the other two skiers await anxiously behind.
    Slab avalanches are the most dangerous kind of avalanche. A slab is a layer of new snow sitting on top…
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    Excuse Me While I Flow My Snows: What Makes An Avalanche Happen? (Spanish)

  • PDF preview of Fire and Water article cover. The background photo is the tops of a small group of trees.
    Successfully predicting where and when wildfires might occur is important. This prediction is important because of possible environmental and economic…
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    Fire and Water: Predicting Future Wildfires in a Changing Climate

  • PDF preview of Flow Down article cover. The background is a photo of a green mountain range.
    The scientists in this study wanted to figure out how forest management, climate change, and streamflow interact. First, the scientists…
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    Flow Down! Can Managing Forests Help Maintain Water Supplies in the Face of Climate Change?

  • illustration of four kids sheltered under a tree from the rain
    In the past, scientists had estimated how much rainfall is intercepted by trees growing in rural areas. The scientists in this study…
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    Good to the Last Drip: How Trees Help to Reduce Pollution

  • Good to the Last Drip cover in Spanish
    In the past, scientists had estimated how much rainfall is intercepted by trees growing in rural areas. The scientists in this study…
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    Good to the Last Drip: How Trees Help to Reduce Pollution (Spanish)

  • A black and white drawing of birds and leaves being blown by the wind.
    When a hurricane occurs, a lot of damage can be done to buildings and other structures. One of the most visible types of damage…
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    I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff and I’ll Blow Your Trees Down: How Wind Speed Affected Trees During Hurricane Hugo

  • A black and white drawing of birds and leaves being blown by the wind.
    When a hurricane occurs, a lot of damage can be done to buildings and other structures. One of the most visible types of damage…
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    I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff and I’ll Blow Your Trees Down: How Wind Speed Affected Trees During Hurricane Hugo (Spanish)

  • PDF preview of World's Forests Inquiry 1 article.
    Different types of forests are found across the planet. In one area, a forest may be dry with little vegetation.…
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    Inquiry 1: What Are the World’s Forests and Where Are They Found?

  • Front page of Inquiry 1: What Kind of Forests Grow on Earth and How Do They Differ? The bottom half of the page shows a world map hjighlighting different ecozones.
    Scientists working with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations wanted to know what kinds of forests grew…
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    Inquiry 1: What Kind of Forests Grow on Earth and How Do They Differ?

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    Scientists working with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations wanted to know what kinds of forests grew…
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    Inquiry 1: What Kinds of Forests Grow on Earth and Where Are They Found?

  • The cover of "It's a Small World" featuring a black and white photo of a scientist using a chainsaw on a tree trunk
    The scientists in this study were interested in three common periodic changes in sea surface temperatures, called oscillations. In particular,…
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    It’s a Small World: How Oceans and Climates Can Affect Wildland Fires Thousands of Miles Away