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One dead in Ecuador, Peru ports closed amid massive waves
Massive waves of up to 13 feet (four meters) are pummeling the coasts of Ecuador and Peru, leaving scores of ports closed and at least one person dead on Saturday, authorities said.
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The war on wildfires is going high tech
Last December, a farmer was burning dry grapevines in his vineyard in Deir Mar Moussa, a hill town a dozen miles east of Beirut known for its 18th-century monastery and stands of pine forest. Usually this would be dangerous, ...
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Researchers discover role of absorptive aerosols in wintertime haze formation
Aerosol light absorption plays a crucial role in regulating the heat balance between the atmosphere and Earth's surface. This happens through two main mechanisms: the aerosol direct effect, where aerosols absorb solar radiation, ...
Environment
Dec 27, 2024
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Maryland sues maker of Gore-Tex over pollution from toxic 'forever chemicals'
Maryland is suing the company that produces the waterproof material Gore-Tex often used for raincoats and other outdoor gear, alleging its leaders kept using "forever chemicals" long after learning about serious health risks ...
Environment
Dec 27, 2024
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Gaps identified in gravity wave simulations over Antarctica
Spotting flaws is sometimes the first ripple in making waves of innovation.
Earth Sciences
Dec 27, 2024
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Rising temperatures threaten reefs—study pinpoints where conservation efforts are most needed
New science from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has mapped coral reefs across the Western Indian Ocean, uncovering unexpected pockets of climate-resilience that could offer hope for conservation efforts in the region.
Earth Sciences
Dec 27, 2024
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How land use changes could boost China's carbon sequestration potential
A team of researchers led by Professor Piao Shilong at the Institute of Carbon Neutrality of Peking University (PKU) has made significant advances in understanding how China's land-use changes—such as forest planting—can ...
Environment
Dec 27, 2024
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'Dangerous new era': Climate change spurs disaster in 2024
From tiny and impoverished Mayotte to oil-rich behemoth Saudi Arabia, prosperous European cities to overcrowded slums in Africa, nowhere was spared the devastating impact of supercharged climate disasters in 2024.
Environment
Dec 27, 2024
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Australian bushfire burns area the size of Singapore
Australian firefighters said Friday they were fighting to control a bushfire racing through a national park that has consumed an area the size of Singapore.
Environment
Dec 27, 2024
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Oil leak in Peru tourist zone triggers 'environmental emergency'
Peru has declared an "environmental emergency" after an oil spill that triggered a clean-up operation on a stretch of northern coastline popular with tourists.
Environment
Dec 27, 2024
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Fifty years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin—and Australia's attitude to disasters changed forever
Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and left a trail of devastation. It remains one of the most destructive natural events in Australia's history.
Environment
Dec 26, 2024
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A gold rush for 'green finance' risks changing our relationship to nature
To combat climate change and help nature to recover, a lot more investment is urgently needed. The UN's State of Finance for Nature report claims that if the world is to meet climate, biodiversity and land degradation targets, ...
Environment
Dec 26, 2024
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2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: what to know 20 years on
Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people across more than a dozen countries.
Environment
Dec 26, 2024
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Three years after the Marshall Fire: Wildfire smoke's health risks can linger long-term in homes that escape burning
Three years ago, on Dec. 30, 2021, a wind-driven wildfire raced through two communities just outside Boulder, Colorado. In the span of about eight hours, more than 1,000 homes and businesses burned.
Environment
Dec 26, 2024
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Rural communities urged to flee east Australia bushfire
Australian authorities urged people in dozens of rural communities to leave home "immediately" Thursday to escape an out-of-control bushfire tearing through a national park.
Environment
Dec 26, 2024
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Climate, migration and conflict mix to create 'deadly' intense tropical storms like Chido
Cyclone Chido was an "intense tropical cyclone", equivalent to a category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic. It made landfall in Mayotte, a small island lying to the north-west of Madagascar on December 14, generating wind gusts ...
Environment
Dec 25, 2024
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Thermodynamic model identifies how gold reaches Earth's surface
A research team including a University of Michigan scientist has discovered a new gold-sulfur complex that helps researchers understand how gold deposits are formed.
Earth Sciences
Dec 24, 2024
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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, spewing columns of lava
One of the world's most active volcanoes sprang into life again Monday, spewing columns of lava 80 meters (260 feet) above Hawaii, US vulcanologists said.
Environment
Dec 24, 2024
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The tsunami detection buoys safeguarding lives in Thailand
Almost 1,000 kilometers off the Thai coast devastated by a tsunami 20 years ago, engineers lower a detection buoy into the waves—a key link in a warning system intended to ensure no disaster is as deadly again.
Environment
Dec 24, 2024
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Solar geoengineering could save 400,000 lives a year
When it comes to finding solutions to climate change, there's no shortage of technologies vying for attention, from renewable energy to electric vehicles to nuclear energy. One such contender, solar geoengineering, is favored ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 23, 2024
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