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Improved radon gas mapping finds nearly 25% of Americans living in highest risk areas
Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have assembled a national database with millions of multi-day indoor radon measurements from 2001 to 2021. Findings reveal that nearly 25% of the U.S. population ...
After millennia as CO₂ sink, more than one-third of Arctic-boreal region is now a source
After millennia as a carbon deep-freezer for the planet, regional hotspots and increasingly frequent wildfires in the northern latitudes have nearly canceled out that critical storage capacity in the permafrost region, according ...
Earth Sciences
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Annual carbon monoxide emissions measured from Europe's 21 largest steel plants
The Dutch TROPOMI space instrument creates daily global maps of carbon monoxide (CO) in the atmosphere. Researchers from SRON and TNO have now measured CO emissions over a full year from the 21 largest European steel plants. ...
Earth Sciences
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Deep beneath California's Sierra Nevada, Earth's lithosphere may be peeling away
The processes that form continental crust from the denser basaltic rocks of the upper mantle may make the lower lithosphere denser than the underlying mantle. One theory holds that the lower lithosphere splits away and sinks ...
Earth Sciences
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Mountaineers help scientists find nanoplastics in remote glaciers
Imagine a glacier. Are you thinking "glittering snow" or "plastic pollution?" A new study underscores the pervasive nature of plastic pollution, even in such remote and apparently pristine areas.
Earth Sciences
20 hours ago
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Heat waves could worsen as soil moisture changes, climate models reveal
Eastern North America and Central Europe could see their most extreme heat waves become twice as intense as previously projected due to variations in soil moisture, according to a new study.
Earth Sciences
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Tropical cyclones and internal tides contribute to deep near-inertial kinetic energy, researchers discover
Near-inertial internal waves (NIWs) are crucial energy sources for deep-sea mixing, but the origins of deep NIWs have remained largely unknown. A research team led by Prof. Wang Fan from the Institute of Oceanology of the ...
Earth Sciences
21 hours ago
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Q&A: Causes, spread and solutions for California's wildfire crisis
As wildfires relentlessly sweep across Southern California and other parts of the world, Manzhu Yu, an assistant professor of geography at Penn State, offered insights into the ongoing crisis in Los Angeles (LA). Her expertise ...
Environment
18 hours ago
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US to withdraw from Paris agreement, expand drilling
President Donald Trump on Monday announced the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord for a second time, a defiant rejection of global efforts to combat planetary warming as catastrophic weather events ...
Environment
19 hours ago
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Exploring how the increase in extreme precipitation events is causing more flooding
A senior thesis published in the journal Hydrological Processes explores how the increase in extreme precipitation events is causing more flooding—but only in certain areas, and not at the usual times.
Environment
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Ethiopian earthquakes and volcanic eruptions: Earth scientist explains the link
Ethiopia's Afar and Oromia regions have been hit by several earthquakes and tremors since the beginning of 2025. The strongest, with a magnitude of 5.7, struck on 4 January. The US Geological Survey and the German Research ...
Earth Sciences
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People pulled together to help LA fire survivors—60 years of research shows these unsung heroes are crucial
As wildfires swept through neighborhoods on the outskirts of Los Angeles in January 2025, stories about residents there helping their neighbors and total strangers began trickling out on social media.
Environment
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The use of drones during wildfires can disrupt response operations
Unauthorized and irresponsible use of drones in wildfire zones can create problems for firefighting aircraft, as seen in a recent collision during the Los Angeles wildfires. A Canadian Super Scooper aircraft assisting with ...
Environment
21 hours ago
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Climate misinformation is rife on social media—and poised to get worse
The decision by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to end its fact-checking program and otherwise reduce content moderation raises the question of what content on those social media platforms will look like ...
Environment
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Wildfire hazards don't stop when the fire goes out
Fires sweeping through Los Angeles have left a massive path of destruction. At the time of posting, they have reduced more than 10,000 homes to rubble. At least 27 people have died so far.
Environment
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Different public opinions could slow down use of natural methods to protect the UK's coasts
Scientists have warned efforts to protect and restore marine habitats along the UK's coastline could be hindered by a lack of public knowledge about these initiatives.
Environment
22 hours ago
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Satellite monitors offshore gas flaring in South China Sea
A study published in the International Journal of Digital Earth presents a novel application of the Sustainable Development Science Satellite-1 (SDGSAT-1) for observing offshore oil and gas platforms. Researchers from the ...
Environment
17 hours ago
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Activists slam 'destructive' Indonesia forest conversion plan
Indonesia's plan to convert millions of hectares of forests for food and energy use is "environmentally illogical and destructive," and risks irreversible environmental and biodiversity loss, activists warned Monday.
Environment
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Three ways to assess how Liverpool's tidal energy plan will affect the environment
A proposed tidal energy scheme on Liverpool's River Mersey is entering an early assessment and consultation phase. This multi-billion pound infrastructure project, which could span several miles across the river and power ...
Environment
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Why Africa's young scientists should help check the quality of climate change research
Scientific research is essential for addressing the climate crisis. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations body, assesses the science on climate change through its regular assessment reports. ...
Environment
21 hours ago
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