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'Cryosphere meltdown' will impact Arctic marine carbon cycles and ecosystems, new study warns
A new study led by Jochen Knies from the iC3 Polar Research Hub has found worrying signs that climate change may be undermining the capacity of Arctic fjords to serve as effective carbon sinks. The findings suggest that the ...
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Apr 25, 2025
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Fiber-sensing technology can provide early warning for volcanic eruptions
The Reykjanes Peninsula at Iceland's southwestern edge is one of the country's most populated regions, and it is also one of the most volcanically active. In 2024, sensing technology developed at Caltech was deployed in the ...
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Apr 25, 2025
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Massive icebergs once roamed off coast of the UK
A new study reveals there was a time when massive icebergs, like the ones we see in Antarctica today, were drifting less than 90 miles off the U.K. coastline.
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Apr 24, 2025
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Melting ice could boost north-east Greenland marine environment's productivity
The amount of marine life off north-east Greenland could expand by more than a quarter, according to new research.
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Apr 24, 2025
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Underground nuclear test explosions can be hidden within earthquake signals, study suggests
Could the seismic signal of an underground nuclear test explosion be "hidden" by the signal generated by a natural earthquake?
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Apr 24, 2025
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Seafloor disturbance in Baltic Sea turns carbon sink into surprising CO₂ source
The resuspension of seafloor sediments—triggered by human activities such as bottom trawling as well as natural processes like storms and tides—can significantly increase the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. ...
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Apr 24, 2025
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Study reveals 30-million-year history of East Asian summer monsoon evolution
The East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) plays a crucial role in shaping the regional climate and ecosystem. It is a key driver of seasonal precipitation patterns that sustain agricultural productivity and water resources in ...
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Apr 23, 2025
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Pollen and charcoal reveal human-driven collapse of swamp cypress forests 2,100 years ago
Chinese scientists have discovered that fragile swamp forests in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region suddenly collapsed approximately 2,100 years ago (2.1 ka)—with human activity as the cause.
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Apr 23, 2025
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Hotter temps trigger wetlands to emit more methane as microbes struggle to keep up
Rising temperatures could tip the scale in an underground battle that has raged for millennia. In the soils of Earth's wetlands, microbes are fighting to both produce and consume the powerful greenhouse gas methane. But if ...
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Apr 23, 2025
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Atmospheric shifts accelerate Patagonian glacier loss, contributing to sea-level rise
Over the past two decades, satellite-based planetary observations have recorded rapid mass loss of Patagonian glaciers, contributing approximately 0.07 mm per year to global sea-level rise. A study published in Nature Communications ...
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Apr 23, 2025
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Climate change is lifting South Africa out of the ocean, study finds
South Africa is slowly lifting out of the water—by up to 2 millimeters per year depending on the region. It had been assumed up to now that this phenomenon was due to mantle flow in Earth's crust. However, a study carried ...
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Apr 23, 2025
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World on course to trigger multiple climate 'tipping points' unless action accelerates, research warns
Multiple climate "tipping points" are likely to be triggered if global policies stay on their current course, new research shows. Scientists assessed the risk of "tipping" in 16 different parts of the Earth system—ranging ...
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Apr 23, 2025
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Melting glaciers at the end of the Ice Age may have sped up continental drift, fueled volcanic eruptions
Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading in the Atlantic Ocean, may have temporarily sped up—with a little help from melting glaciers, according ...
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Apr 23, 2025
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Study lays out scientific path to recouping the costs of climate change
Drought-fueled wildfires in Southern California, a devastating hurricane in the southern Appalachian Mountains, and catastrophic floods in New England are among the most recent disasters to bring the increasingly astronomical ...
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Apr 23, 2025
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From volcano to Arctic: Researchers track sulfur dioxide's 2,000-kilometer journey
A research team has uncovered surprising evidence of cross-border pollution reaching the Arctic, originating from an Icelandic volcanic eruption. The researchers used a cutting-edge combination of satellite and ground-based ...
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Apr 22, 2025
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Compost and biochar could boost carbon sequestration by crushed rock
Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is a proposed method of carbon dioxide sequestration that involves spreading crushed silicate minerals on soils to drive chemical reactions that form carbonate minerals: Essentially, the idea ...
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Apr 22, 2025
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Tiny dips in sea level reveal flow of climate-regulating underwater waterfalls
Beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean, vast volumes of cold, dense water plunge off the Antarctic continental shelf, cascading down underwater cliffs to the ocean floor thousands of meters below. These hidden waterfalls ...
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Apr 22, 2025
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Storm surge predictions get a boost from hybrid wind field and machine learning models
A research team led by Prof. Mao Miaohua at the Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a method for predicting storm surges. This innovative approach enhances the quality ...
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Apr 22, 2025
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New geology text mining method enhances automated extraction of geological information
A study led by Prof. Zhang Nannan from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has introduced an innovative geological knowledge-constrained method for extracting entities ...
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Apr 22, 2025
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Microplastics: What's trapping the emerging threat in our streams?
Microplastics, tiny plastic particles found in everyday products from face wash to toothpaste, are an emerging threat to health and ecology, prompting a research team to identify what keeps them trapped in stream ecosystems.
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Apr 21, 2025
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