Once every year, a select group of nuclear, climate and technology experts assemble to determine where to place the hands of the Doomsday Clock.
Other
Jan 29, 2024
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Permafrost underlies about 14 million square kilometers of land in and around the Arctic. The top 3 meters contain an estimated 1 trillion metric tons of carbon and 55 billion metric tons of nitrogen. Historically, the northern ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 15, 2024
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River basins around the world that were once regularly snowbound are increasingly seeing their snowpack shrink and climate change is to blame, a new study found.
Environment
Jan 13, 2024
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Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere this year will exceed key trajectories for limiting warming to 1.5°C, Britain's Met Office predicted Friday, with researchers reaffirming that that only "drastic" emissions cuts ...
Environment
Jan 19, 2024
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A new analysis based on simple equations has reduced uncertainty about how clouds will affect future climate change.
Earth Sciences
Apr 1, 2024
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Africa is on fire. It has been for thousands of years. The continent contains more than 50% of the total area on Earth that is burning, on average, and there is no sign of it stopping; indeed, the migrating, hemisphere-hopping ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 3, 2024
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A new genetic map of the arabica coffee plant, Coffea arabica, could help breeders develop to more climate-proof brews.
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 17, 2024
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Earlier this year, the UK's weather and climate service, the Met Office, announced average global temperatures in 2023 were 1.46°C above pre-industrial levels. This made it the hottest year on record, 0.17°C higher than ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 10, 2024
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As the sun sets on another scorching Yangon day, the hot and bothered descend on the Myanmar city's parks, the coolest place to spend an evening during yet another power blackout.
Environment
Apr 27, 2024
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Scientists have found that the spatial arrangement of plants in drylands can be a sign of the environment degrading, according to a new study.
Plants & Animals
Jan 29, 2024
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