Study projects that increasing wildfires in Canada and Siberia will actually slow global warming

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Study projects that increasing wildfires in Canada and Siberia will actually slow global warming

Even if you live far from the boreal forests in Canada and Siberia, you’ve likely noticed an increase in smoke from their forest fires. During major blazes in 2023, the smoke oranged the New York sky and drifted as far south as New Orleans. These blazes have surged in the last decade due to the effects of climate […]

WhaleVis turns more than a century of whaling data into an interactive map

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WhaleVis turns more than a century of whaling data into an interactive map

Even though they’re the largest animals on earth, whales remain difficult to track. So experts often turn to historical whaling data to inform current research. A dataset maintained by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) contains detailed information on commercial whale catches — more than 2.1 million records, predominantly from 1880 until the IWC banned whaling in 1986. Yet […]