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As national drought deepens, a new AI model helps balance water demands
As drought strains water supplies across much of the United States, Virginia Tech researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to help policymakers manage growing competition between agriculture ...
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New model maps solar storms across 1 million miles around Earth
A team at the Applied Physics Lab is working to understand the complex science behind predicting invisible threats that can quickly cripple electric grid infrastructure on Earth.
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What happened to Australia's snow season? A climate expert explains
There's nothing like gliding down a snow-covered slope. That is, if you ask the thousands of people who make an annual pilgrimage to our alpine resorts during the Australian winter. But this year, the start to the snow season ...
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Tiny mountain lakes pose big, overlooked flood risks, new study warns
A new international study involving scientists from the University of Aberdeen has revealed a critical blind spot in global climate risk assessments—the growing danger posed by small alpine lakes formed by glacier retreat ...
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Rising tides, rising tensions: New research calls for rethink of coastal law
As sea levels rise and coastlines erode, Australia's legal system is struggling to keep up. Longstanding assumptions about who owns the coast—and who should pay when it disappears—are now at the center of growing disputes.
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US pushes for weaker truck pollution rules
President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday moved to loosen truck pollution regulations put in place by his predecessor, Joe Biden, in its latest environmental rollback benefiting makers of fossil fuel-burning vehicles.
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Q&A: Examining the Global South's call for environmental justice amid expanding technology
Digital technologies—from artificial intelligence to smartphones and data centers—are often described as "clean" innovations. Yet every device depends on minerals, electricity, labor and global supply chains, raising important ...
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Stress protection of Amazon trees, induced by climate warming, may alter atmosphere chemistry
The Amazon rainforest is one of the largest carbon reservoirs on Earth. It is also the world's largest source of biogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These carbon-based gases are naturally released by vegetation. They ...
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Ancient rocks reveal Earth's past warm periods were cooler than thought
Earth's temperature has been much cooler in the past than previously thought, meaning it could be moving toward the warmest it's ever been.
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Earth's deep memory is thawing with the Arctic permafrost, degrading records of our ancient world
Permafrost usually hits the news as a hazard, a planetary risk. When this ice-rich ground thaws, it damages roads and building foundations. It drains lakes and tips trees into drunken forests. It releases greenhouse gases ...
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Strengthening El Nino likely to 'rank among largest' on record
The El Nino weather pattern picked up strength over the past month and is highly likely to "rank among the largest" ever recorded when it peaks between October and December, U.S. forecasters said Thursday.
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Sensors detect California cliff collapses hours to days before failure, report says
Following a four-year study, scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography released a new report to determine whether an early warning system could detect a landslide before it happens. The "California ...
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UK sets record for number of days over 34°C
The UK on Thursday experienced its eighth day in 2026 with the mercury climbing above 34°C (94°F), the Met Office said, breaking the previous record by one day.
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Ancient 100-kilometer Himalayan glacier once reached lower than many of India's famous hill stations
A new study published in Quaternary Science Reviews dates the dramatic collapse of one of the largest glaciers ever documented in the Himalayas. The findings overturn a long-held assumption about what sustains wet-climate ...
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Jul 9, 2026
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Volcanoes and wildfires are adding water vapor to the stratosphere, raising climate concerns
Moderate volcanic eruptions and extreme wildfires since 2005 have led to an increase in the amount of water vapor in the stratosphere, a layer of Earth's atmosphere above the weather-filled troposphere. That's potentially ...
Fish DNA and 10,000 crystals rewrite Colorado River's Grand Canyon origin story
For more than 150 years, scientists have debated when and how the Colorado River first carved its way through the Grand Canyon. Now, a new study led by researchers at the University of New Mexico offers evidence that the ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 9, 2026
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El Nino powers up as forecasters predict historic strength and a rainier winter for the US South
An intensifying El Niño, nature's heat-releasing thermostat that spikes global temperatures, is heading to historically strong levels, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.
Environment
Jul 9, 2026
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Harmful ozone may have reached two-thirds of EU residents during record June heat wave
Two-thirds of the European Union's population may have been exposed to harmful levels of ozone pollution during last month's record-breaking heat wave, a report exclusively shared with AFP warned Thursday.
Environment
Jul 9, 2026
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Falling water levels trigger a surge in methane emissions from Mediterranean reservoirs
Continental aquatic ecosystems, such as lakes and reservoirs, occupy a small proportion of Earth's surface but play a significant role in the global carbon cycle. It is estimated that more than 40% of global methane emissions ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 9, 2026
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What if our homes could move?
Imagine living in a home that you could simply pick up and move when extreme weather strikes. Instead of bricks and mortar, it's made from materials sourced from the local environment and, if weather conditions change, you ...
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Jul 9, 2026
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