Thursday, September 21, 2023
Phto of large slabs of ice falling into the ocean

Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of...

Jonathan Bamber, University of Bristol The Earth is approximately 1.1℃ warmer than it was at the start of the industrial revolution. That warming has not...
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Climate change is making flooding worse: 3 reasons the world is...

Frances Davenport, Colorado State University Heavy rainfall turned into dangerous flooding in rugged Appalachia in late July, sweeping away homes and killing at least 25...
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Farm runoff causing devastating algae blooms and dead zones in the...

To reduce harmful algal blooms and dead zones, the US needs a national strategy for regulating farm pollution Donald Boesch, University of Maryland Center for Environmental...
Photo of Coal fired energy plant smokestacks with haze and smog at sunset

What is committed warming?

A climate scientist explains why global warming can continue long after emissions end Julien Emile-Geay, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences By now, few people...
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Ice world: Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is under assault from below and...

Ted Scambos, University of Colorado Boulder Flying over Antarctica, it’s hard to see what all the fuss is about. Like a gigantic wedding cake, the...
artist drawing of the Gulf of Mexico

Hurricane season is just around the corner

Bad news for the 2022 hurricane season: The Loop Current, a fueler of monster storms, is looking a lot like it did in 2005,...
Photograph of the SWOT satellite being built in Clean room

International Satellite to Track Impacts of Small Ocean Currents

NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will explore how the ocean absorbs atmospheric heat and carbon, moderating global temperatures...
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Community-scale geothermal projects on the horizon

Expected Funding Opportunity Will Facilitate Community-Scale Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems that Can Cut Emissions, Reduce Energy Burden, Boost Resilience U.S. Department of Energy Heating and...
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Missouri city is a hot spot of toxic air pollution and...

State Launches Cancer Study After ProPublica Identifies Toxic Air Pollution Hot Spot by Lisa Song ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The...
Photo of man in canoe next to heavy plastic pollution

Plastic pollution is a global problem

here’s how to design an effective treaty to curb plastic pollution. Sarah J. Morath, Wake Forest University Plastic pollution is accumulating worldwide, on land and in the...

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