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18 May 2026

• Maui's marshy wetlands can play a role in Hawaiʻi's climate solution
  Healthy wetlands can be part of Hawaiʻi's climate solution. They are natural carbon sinks, but they are also shoreline ecosystems that are threatened by climate change.
• From wetland sediment, scientists uncover centuries of climate chaos—and human resilience
  The climate of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean was far more turbulent than previously thought—and a new study suggests that people adapted anyway. An international team of scientists, spearheaded by...
• Wetland microbes are most active during winter, not summer
  A new study reveals that microbes in coastal wetlands peak during winter, despite colder temperatures and slower plant growth.
• Wetlands could drown as the planet warms. Here’s how infrastructure can help
  The rates of today’s sea-level rise mean portions of coastal wetland ecosystems will be lost to the ocean in the years and decades to come at a tempo never seen before. Wetlands have flourished along...
• Q&A: Evolution may reshape how urban forests, wetlands and reefs protect cities
  Over the past decade, cities around the world have increasingly turned to nature-based infrastructure to become more resilient in the face of a changing climate. Urban forests provide shade during...