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High-resolution climate models reveal how Tasman Sea temperatures may influence Antarctic peninsula warming
The Antarctic Peninsula, one of the fastest-warming regions on Earth, has seen temperatures rise five times faster than the global average in recent decades. Extreme heat events, such as the record-breaking 20.8° C recorded ...
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Climate change drives more overlapping wildfire seasons in Australia and North America, study finds
Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires in many regions of the world. This is due partly to specific weather conditions—known as fire weather—that facilitate the spread of wildfires.
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NASA 3D wind-measuring laser aims to improve forecasts from air, space
Since last fall, NASA scientists have flown an advanced 3D Doppler wind lidar instrument across the United States to collect nearly 100 hours of data—including a flight through a hurricane. The goal? To demonstrate the ...
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Snowball Earth: Drone mapping and isotopic dating suggest Marinoan glaciation spanned 4 million years
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and Boise State University have found evidence suggesting that the Marinoan glaciation began approximately 639 million years ago and lasted for approximately 4 million ...
Anatomy of a 'zombie' volcano: Investigating the cause of unrest inside Uturuncu
Scientists from China, the UK and the U.S. have collaborated to analyze the inner workings of Bolivia's "zombie" volcano, Uturuncu. By combining seismology, physics models and analysis of rock composition, researchers identify ...
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Earthquake-driven land sinking could increase flood risk in Pacific Northwest
The next great earthquake isn't the only threat to the Pacific Northwest. A powerful earthquake, combined with rising sea levels, could significantly increase flood risks in the Pacific Northwest, impacting thousands of residents ...
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Glaciers offer clues into the path of fossil fuel pollution
Glaciers provide a unique opportunity for researchers to measure levels of atmospheric carbon deposition. Unlike other terrestrial ecosystems, these slow-moving rivers of ice do not have other large reservoirs of soil or ...
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Humanity's recent history leaves marks in deep marine sediments
Research led by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC), with the participation of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), has reconstructed the history of pollution ...
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Granular systems, such as sandpiles or rockslides: New research will help scientists describe how they work
Did you eat cereal this morning? Or have you walked on a gravel path? Maybe you had a headache and had to take a pill? If you answered any of these questions with a yes, you interacted with a granular system today.
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Extreme rainfall—a long-standing hypothesis on temperature dependence may finally be settled
Flash floods resulting from extreme rainfall pose a major risk to people and infrastructure, especially in urban areas. Higher temperatures due to global climate change affect continuous rainfall and short rain showers in ...
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Industrial waste is turning to rock in just decades, research reveals
An aluminum tab from a drinks can found encased in a new form of rock on the Cumbrian coastline has helped provide scientists with a shocking new insight into the impact of human activity on Earth's natural processes and ...
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Tropical mountain ice cores help decipher climate riddles in Earth's history
Scientists are working to shed new light on an enduring climate mystery—one that, if solved, could help them make more accurate predictions about the planet's future.
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Geoengineering technique could cool planet using existing aircraft
A technique to cool the planet, in which particles are added to the atmosphere to reflect sunlight, would not require developing special aircraft but could be achieved using existing large planes, according to a new modeling ...
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Extreme monsoon changes threaten Bay of Bengal's role as a critical food source
New research involving Rutgers professors has revealed that expected, extreme changes in India's summer monsoon could drastically hamper the Bay of Bengal's ability to support a crucial element of the region's food supply: ...
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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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