Is there an Arid meteor outburst in the works this week?
The new Arid meteor shower may be making itself known in early October 2021.
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Early human activities impacted Earth's atmosphere more than previously known
Several years ago, while analyzing ice core samples from Antarctica's James Ross Island, scientists Joe McConnell, Ph.D., and Nathan Chellman, Ph.D., from DRI, and Robert Mulvaney, Ph.D., from the British Antarctic Survey ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 6, 2021
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Two stranded humpback whales rescued in Argentina
Rescue teams saved two stranded whales along the Atlantic coast of Argentina Tuesday, the World Marine Foundation said.
Ecology
Oct 6, 2021
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Climate explained: What is an ice age and how often do they happen?
What is an ice age? Do they have to last a certain amount of time to count, how did they vary and how many ice ages has the Earth experienced? As with many definitions of natural phenomena, a precise definition of an ice ...
Environment
Sep 28, 2021
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Spring 2020 Arctic 'ozone hole' likely caused by record-high north Pacific Ocean surface temperatures
Unlike the Antarctic ozone hole that develops annually during austral spring (September, October, and November), Arctic ozone levels usually stay well above the ozone hole threshold. The Arctic stratospheric vortex is typically ...
Environment
Sep 21, 2021
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Ozone hole over Antarctica larger than usual, scientists say
Scientists say the hole in the Earth's protective ozone layer over the Southern Hemisphere is larger than usual this year and already surpasses the size of Antarctica.
Environment
Sep 16, 2021
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Extreme sea levels to become much more common
Global warming will cause extreme sea levels to occur almost every year by the end of the century, impacting major coastlines worldwide, according to new research from an international team of scientists.
Environment
Aug 30, 2021
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Heat, floods, fires: Jet stream is key link in climate disasters
Devastating floods destroyed towns in Germany and Belgium. A ruthless heat wave broiled the Western U.S. and Canada. Heavy rains paralyzed a Chinese industrial hub home to 10 million people. These recent weather phenomena ...
Environment
Jul 23, 2021
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Activity discovered on largest comet ever found
A newly discovered visitor to the outer edges of our solar system has been shown to be the largest known comet ever, thanks to the rapid response telescopes of Las Cumbres Observatory. The object, which is named Comet C/2014 ...
Space Exploration
Jul 16, 2021
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Early humans were sheltered from worst effects of volcanic supereruption
A massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia about 74,000 years ago likely caused severe climate disruption in many areas of the globe, but early human populations were sheltered from the worst effects, suggests a new study published ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 6, 2021
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