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Findings reveal an important link to Northern Hemisphere extreme temperatures
Heat waves have gotten hotter in the Northern Hemisphere in recent decades. Home to about 90% of the world's population, with the largest fraction living in the mid-latitudes, more frequent and more severe heat waves and ...
Scientists scorn EPA push to say climate change isn't a danger, say just look around at the world
As President Donald Trump's administration looks to reverse a cornerstone finding that climate change endangers human health and welfare, scientists say they just need to look around because it's obvious how bad global warming ...
Environment
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Scientists reveal evolutionary history of continent-sized regions in the deep mantle
A new study has revealed that two continent-sized regions in Earth's deep mantle have distinctive histories and resulting chemical composition, in contrast to the common assumption that they are the same. The findings are ...
Earth Sciences
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Ancient marine organism's dual-layer structure reveals both past and present ocean environments
A new study led by an international team, including researchers from The University of Western Australia, has discovered that a common marine organism could provide new ways to monitor ocean health and understand climate ...
Environment
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Regional and context-specific approaches can improve study of marine heat waves
Marine heat waves can create chaos in ocean ecosystems and disrupt coastal economies. In recent years, they've made headlines for driving drastic changes in fish migration and more frequent occurrences of harmful algae blooms ...
Environment
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China's forests are absorbing carbon—but for how long?
China's natural forests play a crucial role in absorbing carbon dioxide and fighting climate change. But how much more carbon can they store? A new study in Forest Ecosystems provides a detailed estimate, revealing that while ...
Environment
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Toxic chemical pollutants detected in lichens and mosses in Irati forest
A study by the IBeA research group of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) revealed relatively high concentrations of three groups of organic pollutants. The study concluded that some of these pollutants come from ...
Environment
13 hours ago
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China missed key climate target last year: official data
China missed a key climate target in 2024 and emissions in the world's second-largest economy rose slightly as coal remained dominant despite record renewable additions, official data showed Friday.
Environment
22 hours ago
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Two dead as cyclone Garance batters French island
Cyclone Garance barrelled across La Reunion island on Friday killing at least two people as fierce winds left destruction across the French Indian Ocean territory, authorities said.
Environment
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Nations back $200 billion-a-year plan to reverse nature losses
More than 140 countries adopted a strategy to mobilize hundreds of billions of dollars a year to help reverse dramatic losses in biodiversity, though failed to decide on establishing a new global nature fund—a key demand ...
Environment
19 hours ago
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Hundreds of firings at key US climate agency: lawmaker
Hundreds of scientists and experts have been fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a leading US agency responsible for weather forecasting, climate analysis, marine conservation and more, ...
Environment
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World agrees hard-fought nature funding plan at UN talks
Nations cheered a last-gasp deal to map out funding to protect nature Thursday, breaking a deadlock at UN talks seen as a test for international cooperation in the face of geopolitical tensions.
Environment
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La Reunion residents ordered indoors as 'purple alert' cyclone nears
Residents of the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion were ordered Friday to stay indoors as a cyclone bore down that authorities said could bring gusts of 200 kilometers per hour (125 mph) and sea swells more than eight ...
Environment
22 hours ago
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Scientists match Earth's ice age cycles with orbital shifts
Beginning around 2.5 million years ago, Earth entered an era marked by successive ice ages and interglacial periods, emerging from the last glaciation around 11,700 years ago. A new analysis suggests the onset of the next ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2025
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Proposed 'weather control' bans surge across US states
Fake stories that atmospheric experiments are triggering natural disasters have led to US states pushing blanket bans on weather modification, which experts say may jeopardize current local scientific programs and hinder ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2025
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High microplastic levels in bird lungs suggest widespread air pollution impact
Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new University of Texas at Arlington study finds. Researchers worldwide are increasingly alarmed by how pervasive these harmful ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2025
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New insights on cyclone wake recovery can help to advance predictive models for extreme weather events
A study led by UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science & Technology (SMAST) Ph.D. student Siddhant Kerhalkar sheds new light on the recovery of ocean thermal structures following cyclone passage—an area of oceanography ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2025
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Weak rocks and melting ice sheet explain rapid ground uplift in Southeast Greenland
The coastline of Southeast Greenland is uplifting more rapidly than other parts of the island. This is caused by weak rocks beneath this part of Greenland, combined with the melting of the ice sheet, according to researchers.
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2025
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A emissions tale of two cities: Salt Lake City trails Los Angeles in reducing freeway carbon monoxide levels
They may both be Olympic host cities, but Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, the major population hubs of their respective states, are very different places. However, they both experience poor air quality and share valley topography ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2025
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Aged biomass emissions could pose greater risk to lungs than fresh wildfire smoke
Biomass burning—whether from wildfires, wood stoves or agricultural fires—sends massive amounts of tiny particles and chemicals into the air. These emissions are not just an environmental issue; they pose serious health ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2025
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