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North America is dripping from below, geoscientists discover
Researchers have discovered that the underside of the North American continent is dripping away in blobs of rock—and that the remnants of a tectonic plate sinking in Earth's mantle may be the reason why.
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Enhanced westerly winds lead to increased ocean heat transport to the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, study finds
A research group led by Associate Professor Kohei Mizobata, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, including researchers from the National Institute of Polar Research, the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science ...
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The rivers that science says shouldn't exist
Rivers join downstream, flow downhill, and eventually meet an ocean or terminal lake: These are fundamental rules of how waterways and basins are supposed to work. But rules are made to be broken. In the journal Water Resources ...
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Tree rings from Canada's Gaspésie mountains reveal effects of global warming dating back almost a century
A study of tree rings in the Gaspesie's Sainte-Anne River area reveals that snowpacks have been declining noticeably in the region's mountains for nearly nine decades. The researchers say the phenomenon is directly linked ...
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New research reveals dramatically higher loss of GDP under 4°C warming
New projections by the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response (ICRR) reveal a 4°C rise in global temperatures would cut world GDP by around 40% by 2100—a stark increase from previous estimates of around 11%.
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Groundwater gains show Arizona's policies are working, yet climate risks still threaten water supply
A combination of water management practices has contributed to notable groundwater gains in Central Arizona despite the region dealing with long-term water stress, according to a study led by researchers at The University ...
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Mar 31, 2025
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AI framework achieves 95.6% accuracy in predicting landslide-prone zones
Landslides pose a significant threat to people and the environment worldwide. Researchers from the Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), together with international partners, have developed a new framework ...
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Mar 31, 2025
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Paleo-flood records reveal ancient deluges that dwarf modern 'unprecedented' events
Recent "unprecedented" floods are not exceptional if we look further into the past, new research shows.
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Mar 31, 2025
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Snapshot of Antarctica's past helps predict future climate
In the first study to consider the long-term evolution of the rivers that flow beneath glaciers, researchers have new insights into the future of Antarctica's melting ice that may change the way climate scientists predict ...
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Mar 31, 2025
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New research refines ice-flow physics to predict glacier movement
A University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study is developing innovative methods to accurately predict how ice sheets and glaciers are deforming and moving.
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Mar 31, 2025
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Mind the seismic gap: Understanding earthquake types in Guerrero, Mexico
Plate temperature and water release can explain the occurrence of different types of earthquakes in Guerrera, Mexico. A Kobe University simulation study has also shown that the shape of the Cocos Plate is responsible for ...
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Mar 31, 2025
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Simulation shows trawling and dredging impact the processes behind natural ocean alkalinity production
A pair of marine scientists at the University of Antwerp, in Belgium, working with a colleague from the University of Otago, in New Zealand, have found that simulations they created showed that trawling and dredging impact ...
Thinner Arctic sea ice may affect the AMOC, say scientists
One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, according to a new joint study from the University of Gothenburg and the German Alfred Wegener Institute. As ...
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Mar 31, 2025
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Seeping groundwater can be a hidden source of greenhouse gases
Scientists know that streams and rivers can contribute significant quantities of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. One way these bodies of water come to contain greenhouse gases is via groundwater, which picks up carbon ...
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Mar 31, 2025
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Oceanographers investigate southern Brazil's catastrophic flooding
Devastating floods reshaped southern Brazil's landscape in May 2024. Rio Grande do Sul—the fifth most populous state in Brazil—was hit with unprecedented rainfall, affecting 2.3 million people. A new study led by the ...
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Mar 31, 2025
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Scientists explain why Myanmar quake was so deadly
Experts say that the devastating earthquake in Myanmar on Friday was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades, with disaster modeling suggesting thousands could be dead.
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Mar 29, 2025
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Nuclear monitoring system suggests landslide cut off internet in west Africa
Hydroacoustic signals captured by the world's international nuclear monitoring system suggest an underwater landslide may have broken communications cables and disrupted internet traffic in west African countries for several ...
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Mar 29, 2025
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What to know about earthquakes like the one that hit Myanmar
Early Friday, a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake that originated near Mandalay, Myanmar, shook the Earth as far as Bangkok, about 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) away.
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Mar 29, 2025
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How the failure of two dams amplified the Derna Flood tragedy
A new study reveals that the devastating 2023 flood in Derna, Libya, was not merely the result of extreme rainfall but was drastically intensified by a major design shortcoming and its resulting collapse of two embankment ...
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Mar 28, 2025
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Study reveals key linkages between westerly wind bursts and El Niño development
El Niño, a climate phenomenon marked by warming sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, is known to trigger extreme weather events worldwide, from droughts and floods to disruptions in agriculture ...
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