We need to talk about a major source of anxiety for many in our community: climate change. Climate change impacts our health, from the spread of diseases to our physical health to our food sources—not…
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Turn Curiosity into AMC Climate Action
From New Hampshire’s Mount Moosilauke to Vermont’s Mount Equinox, AMC Postdoctoral Research Fellow Morgan Southgate is gearing up to spend early spring days in the forest, watching for the season’s first wildflowers to appear. By...
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New York, New York is the “city that never sleeps,” “the concrete jungle,” and so many more monikers that reflect urban hustle and bustle. City living is on the rise, and NYC is an iconic…
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Ah, mud season: it must be spring on the East Coast. All the snow has melted away, the ground is wet and soggy, but the fresh plant growth has yet to emerge. It’s a difficult…
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At the Appalachian Mountain Club, we’re proud to put the “NGO” (non-governmental organization, that is) in “Bingo!” Each spring our team of researchers count on the contributions of community scientists like you to better understand…
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March 5, 2024 If you’ve been following along with the wacky winter weather this year, you may have stumbled across the term “El Niño.” You know it plays a role in the weather. But what…
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February 2, 2024 We know winter is changing. We can see it in the change in snow, the warm rains, and the above-freezing temperatures. Much of the conversation on changing winters has focused on New…
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Whether it’s holidays, birthdays, or other special events, gathering and spending time with loved ones is always a joyous occasion. But it can often feel like our celebrations lend themselves to waste: disposable plates and…
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A river streaming with silvery scales. Tens of thousands of determined fish, swimming upstream and leaping over barriers to spawn. Water teeming with life. This sight was once common from the Gulf of Maine to…
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Deep snows and freezing temperatures are two things that scream “winter” in the Northeast and New England. It’s not unusual to be scraping ice off cars for six months out of the year, and some…
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