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Radiometric dating sheds light on tectonic debate
At the far edges of continents, where the continental shelf transitions into the deep ocean, continental and oceanic plates come face to face. At many of these margins, the denser oceanic plate is pushed below the continental ...
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Severe weather brings snow to Athens, Greek islands
A severe weather front has hit Greece, with below-freezing temperatures and snowfall in many parts of the country, including the capital Athens and many Aegean islands.
Environment
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Tonga eruption equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshimas: NASA
The Tonga volcanic eruption unleashed explosive forces that dwarfed the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, NASA scientists have said, as survivors on Monday described how the devastating Pacific blast "messed up our brains".
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Peru races to save birds threatened by oil spill
A Lima zoo is racing to save dozens of seabirds, including protected penguins, after 6,000 barrels of crude oil spilled off Peru's coast due to waves from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific.
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Beijing warns of heavy air pollution during Winter Olympics
Beijing warned Monday that heavy air pollution is likely during the Winter Olympics, but said emergency plans were in place to ensure the Games are not disrupted by smog.
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Yosemite National Park may limit visitors this summer due to major construction projects
Concerned about nightmarish traffic jams at Yosemite National Park from more than half a dozen major new construction projects, park leaders are drawing up plans that could limit the number of visitors this summer by requiring ...
Environment
Jan 21, 2022
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ShakeAlert earthquake warnings can give people time to protect themselves—but so far, few have actually done so
My Facebook feed exploded shortly after noon on Dec. 20, 2021, with news from friends and family in northern California: A "big one!" The 6.2 magnitude earthquake they'd just experienced had its epicenter on the coast near ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 21, 2022
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Los Angeles weighs phasing out oil and gas drilling
The University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles has a lot in common with urban areas across the U.S.: A dense population with lots of businesses and housing. A cluster of car dealerships. A row of restaurants. Schools and ...
Environment
Jan 21, 2022
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A sign the drought is easing: California officials to ship more water to farms, cities
State officials said Thursday they will increase deliveries to farms and cities that belong to the State Water Project—a sign that this winter's rain and snow has eased drought conditions in California.
Environment
Jan 21, 2022
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Teleconnection from North Atlantic contributes to persistence of cold surges over South China Sea
Cold surge over the South China Sea is known as a typical but hazardous weather phenomenon during the boreal winter. It exhibits important socioeconomic effects on adjacent countries.
Environment
Jan 21, 2022
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Satellites show 'mega-iceberg' released 152 billion tons of fresh water into ocean as it scraped past South Georgia
152 billion tons of fresh water—equivalent to 20 times the volume of Loch Ness or 61 million Olympic-sized swimming pools, entered the seas around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia when the megaberg A68A melted ...
Environment
Jan 20, 2022
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Scientists recommend system of checkpoints to help guide climate engineering research
Research into engineering techniques that might one day be employed to artificially cool the planet poses some of the thorniest questions facing society today. For climate scientists, that tension is compounded by the lack ...
Environment
Jan 20, 2022
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Glimmers of hope, but Doomsday Clock stuck at 100 seconds to midnight
The "Doomsday Clock," representing the judgment of leading science and security experts about perils to human existence, remains at 100 seconds to midnight this year, with advances like Covid-19 vaccines balanced by rising ...
Environment
Jan 20, 2022
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Polish researchers invent anti-smog sound cannon
In a battle against Poland's constant smog, scientists are testing out a new "cannon" that uses soundwaves to push toxic particles higher into the atmosphere to allow residents to breathe.
Environment
Jan 20, 2022
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Is Vesuvius taking an extended siesta?
Located near Naples, Italy, Vesuvius last had a violent eruption in 1944, towards the end of the Second World War. It could be a few hundred years before another dangerous, explosive eruption occurs, finds a new study by ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 20, 2022
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Historical study of Norwegian archipelago Svalbard shows rate of melting glaciers speeding up
A team of researchers from the Norwegian Polar Institute, Uppsala University, Princeton University and California Institute of Technology reports that the rate of glacial melt in a Norwegian archipelago, Svalbard, is speeding ...
Polar ice contaminated with nanoplastics
Decades-old polar ice contains significant amounts of nanoscale plastic particles. Studying ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica, an international team of scientists have identified several types of nanoplastic particles, ...
Environment
Jan 20, 2022
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How long to midnight? The Doomsday Clock measures more than nuclear risk, and it's about to be reset again
In less than 24 hours the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will update the Doomsday Clock. It's currently at 100 seconds from midnight—the metaphorical time when the human race could destroy the world with technologies ...
Environment
Jan 20, 2022
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Groundwater, not ice sheets, is the largest source of water on land and most of it is ancient
Outside of the world's oceans, groundwater is one of the largest stores of water on Earth. While it might appear that the planet is covered in vast lakes and river systems, they make up only 0.01 percent of the Earth's water. ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 20, 2022
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Mount Etna's exceptional carbon dioxide emissions are triggered by deep reservoirs of the gas
The transport of carbon dioxide stored in the Earth's lithospheric mantle beneath the Hyblean Plateau in southern Italy at a depth of approximately 50 to 150 kilometers is responsible for the exceptionally large CO2 emission ...
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Jan 20, 2022
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