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Microclimate Dynamics
How Local Microclimates Can Amplify or Mitigate Extreme Heat as the Planet Warms
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Big Grass Fire
Oregon's Big Grass Fire Reaches 94 Percent Containment as Largest Blaze in State History
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Wine Science
The Fungus-Resistant 'Super Grapes' Reshaping the Future of Wine
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