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Q&A: What to know about the earthquakes near Santorini

An accumulation of weak to moderate earthquakes has been recorded around the Greek island of Santorini since 24 January. The seismic activity is concentrated in the area between the islands of Santorini and Amorgos, with ...

Earth saw record-high greening in 2020: What's at the root?

As pandemic lockdowns forced humans into isolation, Earth's vegetation was thriving. The year 2020 was the greenest in modern satellite records from 2001 to 2020, according to a recent study published in Remote Sensing of ...

How telecommunications cables can image the ground beneath us

When people think about fiber optic cables, it's usually about how they're used for telecommunications and accessing the internet. But fiber optic cables—strands of glass or plastic that allow for the transmission of light—can ...

The Greenland ice sheet is falling apart: New study

Observing Greenland from a helicopter, the main problem is one of comprehending scale. I have thought we were skimming low over the waves of a fjord, before noticing the tiny shadow of a seabird far below and realizing what ...

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Geospatial modeling methods have become an important tool for environmental monitoring, which is used to manage environmental risks and monitor natural disaster threats. The modeling results are an important source of information ...