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How does that atmospheric river flow? Scientists modernize research to understand
While most look for ways to avoid the steady rain falling from atmospheric rivers, some take advantage of the unwieldy weather patterns to improve forecasts and to help control, and ultimately modernize, the complex labyrinth ...
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New England's salt marshes store 10 million cars' worth of carbon—and add another 15,000 cars' worth every year
In the race to combat global climate change, much attention has been given to natural carbon sinks: those primarily terrestrial areas of the globe that absorb and sequester more carbon than they release. While scientists ...
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Los Angeles groundwater remained depleted after 2023 deluge, study finds
The greater Los Angeles area has long been the subject of intense seismographic monitoring. A network of highly sensitive seismometers peppers the region on a constant vigil for earthquakes.
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Black carbon from dust storms accelerates Himalayan glacier melt
Regional pollution is speeding up snow melt in the Indian Himalayas. That's according to a new study from an international group of scientists including Indian Institute of Technology Madras civil engineering Ph.D. student ...
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Earthquakes are rumbling under Alaska volcano, officials say: Is it about to erupt?
A volcano near Alaska's most populous city is showing signs it could be headed toward an eruption, officials said.
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Wildfires intensifying more due to changes in vegetation and humidity than to lightning, supercomputer simulation finds
Extreme fire seasons in recent years highlight the urgent need to better understand wildfires within the broader context of climate change. Under climate change, many drivers of wildfires are expected to change, such as the ...
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Feb 12, 2025
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Arctic cyclones could be missing link in sea ice depletion models
A new study published in Communications Earth & Environment gives possible insight into the underprediction of sea ice depletion and the formation of Arctic cyclones. Led by Steven Cavallo, a professor in the School of Meteorology ...
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Feb 12, 2025
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Researchers reveal drier mid-Holocene in Tarim Basin linked to poleward displacement of westerly jet
A research team led by Prof. An Zhisheng and Prof. Zhou Weijian from the Institute of Earth Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) developed an innovative approach to examining the contrasting hydroclimate impacts ...
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Feb 12, 2025
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Tree rings and fire scars show fewer forest fires burn in North America today than in the past
Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires, according to research published in Nature Communications. The findings may seem counterintuitive, ...
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Feb 12, 2025
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Researchers develop novel approach to evaluate soil moisture stations' spatial representativeness
A research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new framework to evaluate soil moisture stations' spatial representativeness globally. Their study ...
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Feb 11, 2025
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Model of Antarctica's water enhances sea level forecasts by interpreting subglacial hydrology for whole continent
Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more accurate projections of sea level rise. The findings are published in the journal Geophysical Research ...
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Feb 11, 2025
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Lab experiments add to evidence that Earth's mantle is more complex than thought
A team of geologists and mineral physicists at Harvard University, the University of California, Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago has found evidence via lab experiments that show the Earth's mantle ...

Rivers in the sky: New study reveals what brings rainfall to ice shelves in West Antarctica
Extreme precipitation events in Antarctica, which are mostly dominated by snowfall due to sub-zero temperatures, also include rainfall, according to new research.
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Feb 11, 2025
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Dust storms and wind erosion cause $154 billion in damages annually, study shows
A windy, dusty day can ruin your new car wash and leave you with grit in your mouth and dirt on your floors. But a new study in the journal Nature Sustainability, published by researchers at The University of Texas at El ...
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Feb 11, 2025
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Where should we look for new metals critical for green energy technology? Volcanoes may point the way
About 400 kilometers northwest of Sydney, just south of Dubbo, lies a large and interesting body of rock formed around 215 million years ago by erupting volcanoes.
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Feb 11, 2025
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How rocky headland affects coastal sand movement in a popular tourist town
A new study has given key insights into South Australia's coastal management by examining how Cape Dombey's rocky headland in Robe on the state's Limestone Coast influences waves, currents and sand movement.
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Feb 11, 2025
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Examining the potential environmental effects of mining the world's largest lithium deposit
The world's largest known lithium deposit exists within a vast salt pan called the Salar de Uyuni, which stretches for thousands of square miles atop a high, dry Andean plateau in Bolivia. For most of the year, salt crystals ...
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Feb 11, 2025
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Deep beneath Outokumpu: Smelly volatile organic compounds could reveal new insights into carbon cycle
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are known to be contaminants originating in industrial processes and materials, as well as a reason for substandard indoor air, but they are also formed in nature, including wetlands, forests, ...
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Feb 11, 2025
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Earth's acid test: When did ocean acidity allow life to commence?
Scientists at Yale and in Singapore have devised what may be the ultimate acid test—a comprehensive model for estimating the origins of Earth's habitability, based in part on ocean acidity.
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Feb 11, 2025
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Greenland ice sheet could fully melt after reaching specific tipping point, study finds
Greenland's ice sheet currently spans over 1.7 million square kilometers and is the largest freshwater reservoir in the northern hemisphere. The ice sheet has already lost over a trillion tonnes of its total mass since the ...
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