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When a forest burns, what does it mean for lakes? Scientists are trying to find out

By Leah Borts-Kuperman; The Narwhal Aquatic global change ecologist Mary Jade (MJ) Farruggia found herself studying the impact of wildfires on lakes by accident. She was researching lakes in the mountains of California in the summer of 2020 when, in “a tragic turn of events,” wildfires swept through the area, smoke clouded the sky and her […]

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