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Ocean temperatures hit record highs in 2024, study finds
A study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences has found that ocean warming in 2024 has led to new record high temperatures. The ocean is the hottest it has ever been recorded by humans, not only at the surface temperature ...
Earth Sciences
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Rewriting the equation for deformation and flow of watery glacier ice
Neal Iverson started with two lessons in ice physics when asked to describe a research paper about glacier ice flow that has just been published in the journal Science.
Earth Sciences
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Arsenic's atmospheric journey: New methods reveal environmental toxin's transport pathways
On the Pic du Midi in the Pyrenees, ETH researchers have analyzed particulate matter, clouds and rainwater for traces of arsenic. Using newly developed measurement methods, they have elucidated the transport pathways of the ...
Environment
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Social and economic disparities impact wildfire protection in California
An international team of researchers at the University of Freiburg and Stanford University investigated how social and economic disparities impact the ability of communities in California to protect themselves against wildfires. ...
Environment
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Oil extraction may have triggered small earthquakes in Surrey, study suggests
A series of more than 100 small earthquakes in Surrey in 2018 and 2019 might have been triggered by oil extraction from a nearby well, suggests a new study by UCL researchers.
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Mining dust is suffocating nearby forests in India, study shows
Dust from open cast mining suffocates surrounding forests and inhibits trees' ability to capture carbon from the atmosphere more than previously thought, according to new research by scientists in India and the UK.
Earth Sciences
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Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic
An international team of scientists announced Thursday they've successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1.2 million ...
Earth Sciences
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Research links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere's sponge-like ability to drop and absorb water
Los Angeles is burning, and accelerating hydroclimate whiplash is the key climate connection. After years of severe drought, dozens of atmospheric rivers deluged California with record-breaking precipitation in the winter ...
Earth Sciences
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States struggle to curb food waste despite policies
The United States generates more food waste than all but two countries. To address this, the federal government set a goal to cut food waste in half by 2030 compared to 2016 levels, to about 164 pounds per person annually. ...
Environment
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2024's extreme ocean heat leaves 2 mysteries to solve
The oceans are heating up as the planet warms.
Environment
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NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it's weak and may cause fewer problems
A long-awaited La Niña has finally appeared, but the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause as many weather problems as usual, meteorologists said Thursday.
Environment
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How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California
Powerful Santa Ana winds, near hurricane strength at times, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and pushed wildfires into several neighborhoods starting Jan. 7, 2025. Over 1,000 structures, mostly homes, had burned ...
Environment
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US emissions stagnated in 2024, challenging climate goals: Study
US greenhouse gas emissions barely decreased in 2024, leaving the world's largest economy off track to achieve its climate goals, according to an analysis released Thursday, as the incoming Trump administration looks set ...
Environment
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Qualitative research highlights community-driven strategies for cleaner air
In Boyle Heights, a predominantly Hispanic/Latino neighborhood, residents face disproportionate exposure to toxic air pollution, which is linked to chronic illnesses like asthma and heightened mortality risks.
Environment
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Five climate change stories to keep an eye on this year
This year will be one of the hottest ever. It'll probably feature horrendous extreme weather, crop failures and a further crackdown on climate activism.
Environment
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Los Angeles fires rage on as residents sift through 'death and destruction'
Two massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles were totally uncontained on Thursday, authorities said, as shell-shocked residents began to pick through the charred wreckage ...
Environment
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Deadly Los Angeles wildfires threaten Hollywood
Wildfires threatened to engulf parts of Hollywood on Thursday as a growing number of blazes raged across Los Angeles, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and claiming at least five lives.
Environment
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LA is on fire—how will Australia cope when bushfires hit Sydney, Melbourne or another major city?
As I write this, five people are dead and at least 1,000 buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that have swept across Los Angeles. Around 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate.
Environment
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Shocked LA residents survey fire damage, brace for more
Shell-shocked Los Angeles residents on Thursday surveyed the devastation from wind-whipped fires that have engulfed entire neighborhoods and claimed at least five lives, as forecasters warned of further dangerous conditions.
Environment
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How contaminated is Hensley Field still? The US Navy plans to find out
The U.S. Navy plans to take more than 1,000 soil samples from Hensley Field, the latest step toward cleaning up the contaminated decommissioned southern Dallas airfield.
Environment
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