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Environment

Air, water, soil, and the systems that hold them together.

A concrete dam and a sediment-starved rocky river corridor downstream

Environment

The Sediment That Never Arrived

A dam keeps more than water. Downstream coasts and deltas can starve on a schedule

Aerial view of dry irrigated land and a circular pivot over pale earth

Environment

The Water Under the Map

An aquifer is a river with no banks, and a withdrawal from a decade that has not arrived yet

A wide, evenly graded sandy beach along a grey Chesapeake Bay shoreline

Environment

The Beach That Came From a Channel

After Sandy, Ocean View got a wider shore. The sand had a job before it was a beach.

Aerial view of rainforest canopy beneath layered mist and atmospheric cloud

Environment

The River You Cannot See

How atmospheric rivers move invisible oceans through the sky

Weathered plastic fragments on a wet tide line

Environment

The Straw Is Not the Story

What we know—and don't know—about plastic straws and marine life

A plastic bag caught in a storm drain after rain

Environment

The Bag That Left the Store

A plastic bag can travel farther than the person who carried it

Mist rising from a dense forest canopy

Environment

The Forest That Makes Rain

When trees become part of the weather

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Invisible Forces. Visible Consequences.

Once a week, we'll follow one invisible thread through the world around us—and show you where it leads.

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