The National Hurricane Center is testing a new forecast graphic to replace the familiar "cone of uncertainty."
Why it matters: The cone of uncertainty graphic, which dates to 2002, shows the probable track of the center of a storm and does not include the extent of its hazards. This risks downplaying a storm's impact.
Sea otters have helped save a California marshland from erosion after returning to the area where they were once hunted to near-extinction.
The big picture: That's according to a study published in the journal NatureWednesday, which credits the semiaquatic mammals and their insatiable appetite for plant-eating marsh crabs for the turnaround.
