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Unraveling mysteries of the ocean from space
Using nearly a decade of satellite data, researchers at Colorado State University have uncovered "milky seas" in a way they've never been seen before—a rare and fascinating oceanic bioluminescent phenomenon detected by ...
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Could residential heat pumps be part of the climate solution?
Deploying residential heat pumps more widely across the United States has the potential to help reduce carbon pollution while also saving homeowners money, according to a new study by a University of Michigan researcher and ...
Environment
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Weather during mountain race tragedy was predicted, but its impact was not
On May 22, about 170 ultramarathon racers were climbing an eight kilometer stretch of sand and gravel to a mountain top in Yellow River Stone Forest Park in northwest China. Suddenly, it seemed, the temperature dropped, the ...
Environment
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Italian community hopes to save fire-ravaged ancient tree
Scientists in Sardinia are hoping a thousand-year-old olive tree nearly destroyed by recent fires can be saved, mobilising volunteers to stand guard around the remains of the ancient tree.
Environment
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California wildfire flares but within line crews have built
California's largest wildfire so far this year was flaring up Friday but it was because the flames were chewing through unburned islands of vegetation within a perimeter that firefighters have built, authorities said.
Environment
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In heat emergency, Greece adds checks for fires, power cuts
Greek authorities ordered additional fire patrols and infrastructure maintenance inspections Friday as the country grappled with a heat wave fed by hot air from Africa that is expected to last more than a week.
Environment
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How fire today will impact water tomorrow
In 2020, Colorado battled the four largest wildfires in its history, leaving residents anxious for another intense wildfire season this year.
Environment
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Buffer zones, better regulation needed to prevent agricultural pollution in rivers, streams
Greater buffer zones around bodies of water and more consistent enforcement of water protection regulations are needed to reduce agriculture-based pollution in the Western U.S., a recent review from Oregon State University ...
Environment
Jul 30, 2021
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Olympic sports making slow progress on environmental sustainability, study finds
Most International Federations in this summer's Olympics are taking minimal if any action at all on climate and the environment, a new study has found.
Environment
Jul 30, 2021
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Permafrost in Daisetsu Mountains in Japan projected to decrease significantly
Areas with ground temperatures that remain below 0 degrees Celsius for more than two years are referred to as permafrost, and approximately one-quarter of the Northern Hemisphere and 17% of the Earth's exposed land surface ...
Environment
Jul 30, 2021
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Largest US quake in half-century causes Alaska little damage
The largest earthquake in the United States in the last half century produced a lot of shaking but spared Alaska any major damage in a sparsely populated region, officials said Thursday.
Environment
Jul 30, 2021
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'Dangerous' heatwave hits Athens again
In Athens' parliament square, the Evzones parade under their red berets and stifling heat.
Environment
Jul 30, 2021
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In Spain, dozens of villages struggle for drinking water
Less than two hours from Madrid, 76-year-old Francisca Benitez has to brush her teeth every night with bottled water because her village has no supply of drinking water.
Environment
Jul 30, 2021
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Forest fires rage near Turkish resorts, killing four
Four people were reported dead Thursday and more than 180 injured as thousands of firefighters battled huge blazes spreading across the Mediterranean resort regions of Turkey's southern coast.
Environment
Jul 30, 2021
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'Our homeland is burning': Volunteers join Siberia wildfire fight
The father and son stood in the forest burning around them, the elder with a shovel in hand, the younger with a plastic bottle filled with gasoline.
Environment
Jul 30, 2021
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Understanding past climate change 'tipping points' can help us prepare for the future
Of all the creatures on Earth, humans manipulate their environments the most. But, how far can we push it before something drastic happens?
Earth Sciences
Jul 29, 2021
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Aerosols add a new wrinkle to climate change in the tropical Pacific Ocean
A new Yale study suggests that aerosols in the atmosphere may be temporarily holding down ocean temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific.
Earth Sciences
Jul 29, 2021
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More carbon emissions will kill more people; here's how many
A just-published study coins a new metric: the "mortality cost of carbon." That is, how many future lives will be lost—or saved—depending on whether we increase or decrease our current carbon emissions. If the numbers ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 29, 2021
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Researchers find La Niña increases carbon export from Amazon River
When La Niña brings unusually warm waters and abnormal air pressure to the Pacific Ocean, the resulting weather patterns create an increase in the carbon export from the Amazon River, new research from Florida State University ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 29, 2021
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Geologists take Earth's inner temperature using erupted sea glass
If the Earth's oceans were drained completely, they would reveal a massive chain of undersea volcanoes snaking around the planet. This sprawling ocean ridge system is a product of overturning material in the Earth's interior, ...
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Jul 29, 2021
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