For the first time ever, research led by one of Utrecht University's earth scientists—Dr. Dan Palcu—has earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. His fascinating research shows the immense proportions of the ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 19, 2023
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The devastating wildfire that destroyed the historic Maui town of Lahaina in Hawaii was still making headlines when the Northwest Territories issued an evacuation order for Yellowknife and British Columbia declared a provincewide ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 21, 2023
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What's the longest river in the world, the Nile or the Amazon? The question has fueled a heated debate for years. Now, an expedition into the South American jungle aims to settle it for good.
Earth Sciences
Jun 27, 2023
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As the driest summer in Seattle's record books ended, trees across the city were sounding silent alarms.
Ecology
Nov 16, 2022
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The West Coast of Canada is known for its wet autumn weather, but the storm that British Columbia's Fraser Valley experienced over the weekend was one for the record books.
Environment
Nov 18, 2021
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The world's seas are simmering, with record high temperatures spurring worry among forecasters that the global warming effect may generate a chaotic year of extreme weather ahead.
Environment
Apr 21, 2020
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Rain—and plenty of it—was the big weather story in June, adding to a record-breaking 12 months of precipitation for the contiguous U.S. It's the third consecutive time in 2019 (April, May and June) the past 12-month precipitation ...
Environment
Jul 10, 2019
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Universities in the US have long wrangled over who owns the world's largest drum. Unsubstantiated claims to the title have included the "Purdue Big Bass Drum" and "Big Bertha", which interestingly was named after the German ...
Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2019
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A hawk that is native to Central and South America drew a lot of attention from Maine's birding community Friday after appearing in a park, where it brawled with a fellow raptor and dined on a squirrel.
Ecology
Nov 30, 2018
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Meteorologists say the current El Nino has stormed its way into the record books, tying 1997-1998 as the strongest recorded.
Environment
Jan 5, 2016
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