The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday.
Earth Sciences
Jan 11, 2023
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A new sinkhole on a North Island farm as deep as four double-decker buses and almost the length of two football fields has grabbed the attention of New Zealand volcanologists.
Environment
May 7, 2018
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A lake that dried up 80 years ago looked set on Tuesday to reappear, as monster rainfall accumulated over California's wet winter season overwhelms the state's rivers.
Environment
Mar 22, 2023
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Earth's land masses have a higher chance of becoming wetter than drier as temperatures rise. In a new study, researchers found that co-occurring precipitation and heat extremes will become more frequent, severe and widespread ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 14, 2023
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When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the tropical low pressure area known as System 99L it was located over Hispaniola. The AIRS instrument aboard Aqua analyzed the low pressure area in infrared light.
Earth Sciences
Aug 26, 2016
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During Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle the poor management of exotic plantations—primarily pine—has again led to extensive damage in Tairāwhiti. Critical public infrastructure destroyed; highly productive agricultural and ...
Ecology
Feb 22, 2023
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Severe weather conditions triggered by climate change can adversely affect the operation of power plants.
Environment
Jan 22, 2020
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Sea surface temperatures and ocean heat in parts of the South-West Pacific are increasing at more than three times the global average and harming vital ecosystems, while sea level rise poses an existential threat to low-lying ...
Environment
Nov 17, 2022
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Climate change is driving a large increase in intense, slow-moving storms, a new study by Newcastle University and the Met Office has found.
Earth Sciences
Jul 16, 2021
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Hurricane Otis caused at least 27 deaths and major damage as it battered Mexico's beachside city of Acapulco as a scale-topping category 5 storm, according to officials.
Environment
Oct 28, 2023
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