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From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes—and we’ll all feel them
Antarctica has long been seen as a remote, unchanging environment. Not any more.This post was originally published on this site.
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Colorado’s subalpine wetlands may be producing a toxic form of mercury
The wetlands found across the Rocky Mountains of Colorado just below tree line are magical places. Dripping with mosses and deep green sedges, these open expanses flanked by evergreens are a breathtaking sight for passing […]
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Kilauea’s eruption is back as the Hawaii volcano shoots lava for the 31st time since December
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet (30 meters) into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor.This post was originally published on this site.
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Iron sources in the South Pacific shifted over 93 million years, study finds
A new study published by researchers at the University of Hawai’i (UH) at Mānoa sheds light on the critical role of iron in Earth’s climate history, revealing how its sources in the South Pacific Ocean […]
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Study finds wide variation in Amazon’s response to degradation and climate change
As deforestation and climate change threaten to transform the Amazon, there is growing concern that the ecosystem may be reaching an irreversible tipping point, beyond which self-reinforcing feedback loops would lock the system in a […]
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New tool helps estimate societal impact of droughts
Droughts are increasingly recognized as environmental crises with far-reaching consequences, not just on water availability, but on agriculture, the economy, public health, and society. While current drought monitoring systems primarily focus on assessing drought severity […]
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Sea-level projections from the 1990s were spot on, study says
Global sea-level change has now been measured by satellites for more than 30 years, and a comparison with climate projections from the mid-1990s shows that they were remarkably accurate, according to two Tulane University researchers […]
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Oil and gas air pollution linked to 91,000 early deaths in the US each year
Air pollution from oil and gas is causing 91,000 premature deaths and hundreds of thousands of health issues across the United States annually, with Black, Asian, Native American and Hispanic groups consistently the most affected, […]
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Analysis reveals phytoplankton’s contribution to centuries-long ocean carbon storage
Phytoplankton—microscopic algae that form the base of ocean food webs—have long been viewed as transient players in the global carbon cycle: They bloom, die, and the carbon they contain is quickly recycled back into the […]
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AI model maps building emissions to support fairer climate policies
An open-source artificial intelligence model to accurately map the carbon emissions of buildings across multiple cities could become a powerful new tool to help policymakers plan targeted and equitable decarbonization strategies.This post was originally published […]