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In January 2020, the exceptionally high water level of Lake Michigan caused flooding and erosion along its shores, particularly in Chicago. (NWS/Matt Zuro)

How AI could help predict and explain water levels in the Great Lakes

Water levels in the Great Lakes swing from one extreme to the other. An analysis using artificial intelligence reveals how (and why) weather causes them to fluctuate.
Mangroves are more than just carbon stores. Eric Lafforgue / Alamy

Mangrove restoration is becoming big business, but benefits don’t always reach local people

Beyond the monetary value of carbon credits sits something more complex: every restoration project involves trade-offs, and somebody carries them.
A glacier front meets the sea in Antarctica. The ice sheet holds enough water to raise global sea level by about 190 feet (58 meters). Qiyue Sun

Antarctica’s ice loss is locked in, and extra snowfall won’t save it – that’s bad news for low‑lying coastal areas elsewhere

The Antarctic ice sheet’s future depends how a chain of events plays out. A new study finds the evidence points in one direction.

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