Most Texans will never forget last year's historic winter storm that paralyzed much of the state and set numerous record-low temperatures. But a Texas A&M University expert says that in any given year, there is only about ...
Environment
Feb 3, 2022
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Bostonians may have grumbled about digging out from almost 2 feet of snow after a historic snowstorm clobbered the Northeast in late January 2022, but it shouldn't have been a surprise. This part of the U.S. has been seeing ...
Environment
Feb 2, 2022
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While climate change is making much of the world warmer, temperatures in a subpolar region of the North Atlantic are getting cooler. A team of researchers report that changes in the wind pattern, among other factors, may ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 1, 2022
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Every winter when Lake Suwa in Japan freezes, locals believe that the Shinto male god Takeminakata crosses the frozen lake with his dragon to visit the female god Yasakatome. He leaves only his footsteps on the ice in the ...
Environment
Dec 21, 2021
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As the weather cools in autumn, you may notice the process of condensation, with water droplets forming on windows.
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2021
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As world leaders prepare for the COP26 climate summit from October 31, AFP Fact Check examines some common claims that question the existence of global heating caused by humans.
Environment
Oct 28, 2021
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The kayakers stood for a moment on the beach, marveling at the clear sweep of blue.
Earth Sciences
Oct 22, 2021
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In a major United Nations report released last Monday, the more than 230 scientists who make up the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change described "unprecedented" climate change over the past century and warned in similarly ...
Environment
Aug 16, 2021
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Marine bacteria in the frigid waters of the Canadian Arctic are capable of biodegrading oil and diesel fuel, according to a new study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society ...
Environment
Aug 11, 2021
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The sky isn't falling, but scientists have found that parts of the upper atmosphere are gradually contracting in response to rising human-made greenhouse gas emissions.
Earth Sciences
Jul 1, 2021
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