Antarctic response to ozone depletion, atmospheric rivers in the PNW, mechanics of mussels and more: This week’s published research

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Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, nine new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database, including studies of the economic valuation of your backyard birds, how nitrogen is processed in marine sediments, and more. Read on!

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Variation in estuary ecosystems, the challenge of predicting regional climate, air quality with wildfire, and more: This week's published research

Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, nineteen new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database, including two open-access studies on the air quality during wildfires in the Pacific Northwest, and geologic deposits as cool climate indicators. Check them out!

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Environmental and Forest Sciences launches Climate Change Video Contest: submit by April 13!

The College of the Environment’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences recently launched its Climate Change Video Contest, asking Washington State high school and undergraduate students to create and submit videos about what climate change means to them by April 13. In three minutes or less, contest entrants will use all styles imaginable – Claymation, stand-up comedy, music video, short-form documentary, and more – to convey their ideas. 

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Ecosystem services in estuaries, the velocity of ice sheets, beetle-killed trees on fire, and more: This week's published research

Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, twenty-eight new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database, including two open-access papers about biomass burning and modeling of clouds and aerosols, nonnative sea grass, and more. Read on!

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