Volcanic eruptions contributed to the collapse of dynasties in China in the last 2,000 years by temporarily cooling the climate and affecting agriculture, according to a Rutgers co-authored study.
Earth Sciences
Nov 11, 2021
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A study by Ph.D. student Lisa Curti explored the preservation of organic carbon in the natural environment because of its importance in the global carbon cycle, which controls Earth's climate. Called "Carboxyl-richness controls ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 4, 2021
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A Brazilian study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment shows how wildfires and forest burning for agriculture influence rain cloud formation in the Amazon. According to the authors, aerosols (tiny ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 27, 2021
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Throughout Earth's oceans runs a conveyor belt of water. Its churning is powered by differences in the water's temperature and saltiness, and weather patterns around the world are regulated by its activity.
Earth Sciences
Oct 20, 2021
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While the impact of emissions on Antarctic ice melt may not become clear for another hundred years, the consequences of the climate decisions made this decade will be felt for centuries.
Earth Sciences
Oct 15, 2021
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Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a method to determine the orientation of mechanical stress in the earth's crust without relying on data from earthquakes or drilling. This method is less expensive ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2021
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A new study has shown for the first time how Australia's rich geological history is reflected deep below the Earth's surface.
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2021
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Zeolites could be considered as nature's workhorse.
Earth Sciences
Oct 7, 2021
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Large-scale deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, combined with climate change, will increase the number of people in northern Brazil who are exposed to extreme heat—with potentially deadly results and devastating economic ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 1, 2021
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In a new study published in the journal Communications, Earth & Environment, University of Montana researchers and colleagues explore how climate change could challenge efforts to protect biodiversity within the network of ...
Ecology
Oct 1, 2021
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