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Developing a clearer understanding of permafrost thaw risk in Alaska
In the Arctic, permafrost plays a crucial role in building infrastructure. However, as the region warms and permafrost thaws, infrastructure is threatened as the ground shifts beneath the built environment. Unfortunately, ...
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Forecasting the future of Southern Ocean ecosystems
Ecosystems in the Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, are under threat from climate change. The area's inhabitants, from whales to krill to phytoplankton, face changes such as a loss in sea ice and rising ...
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New research sheds light on earliest days of Earth's formation
New research led by a York University professor sheds light on the earliest days of Earth's formation and potentially calls into question some earlier assumptions in planetary science about the early years of rocky planets. ...
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Scientists develop model for high-resolution global land surface temperature observation
A research team, led by Prof. Meng Qingyan from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has successfully developed the Global Spatiotemporal Fusion Model (GLOSTFM), a high-efficiency ...
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Clouds may amplify global warming far more than previously understood
Tropical marine low clouds play a crucial role in regulating Earth's climate. However, whether they mitigate or exacerbate global warming has long remained a mystery. Now, researchers from the School of Engineering at the ...
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Shifts in subtropical North Atlantic Ocean expected over the next decade
A new study analyzed nearly four decades of deep ocean observations to reveal significant cooling and freshening of deep water in the Subtropical North Atlantic. The results suggest that warmer, saltier deep waters observed ...
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High methane emissions from Australian coal mine detected using airborne sensors
Methane emissions from a large open-cast coal mine in Australia are three to eight times higher than reported. This has been revealed in a study based on aircraft-based measurements by the University of Bremen and Airborne ...
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Concern for groundwater management as summer heat and drought strain Perth's ecosystems
New research from the University of Western Australia has highlighted the impact of the 2023–24 summer's extreme heat and drought on Perth's ecosystems.
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Global warming exposes 1,620 kilometers of new Greenland coastline
An international team of polar ecologists, geographers, and marine scientists has found that global warming has, over the past 20 years, melted enough glacier ice in Greenland that an additional 1,620 kilometers of that country's ...
South Carolina could lose 1 million acres of wetlands as federal protections vanish, report says
As flood threats rise, wetlands across South Carolina could play an important role in fending off high water before it soaks homes, businesses, roads and other property that people depend on.
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The amount of fresh water available for lithium mining is vastly overestimated, hydrologists warn
New research into lithium mining in the "Lithium Triangle" of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia—source of more than half of the world's lithium resources—shows that the commonly accepted models used to estimate how much water ...
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Anthropocene deserves official recognition, some experts maintain
Humans have remodeled the Earth so profoundly that in 2000, atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen and biologist Eugene Stoermer proposed that the Holocene epoch had ended and the "Anthropocene," or human epoch, had begun.
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Mar 25, 2025
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The future of wetlands: Predicting ecological shifts in the Middle Yangtze River Basin
Wetlands in the Middle Yangtze River Basin (MYRB) are facing significant ecological challenges due to climate change and human activities. A recent study investigated the spatiotemporal changes in wetland ecological quality ...
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Mar 25, 2025
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Ocean eddies are the food trucks of the sea: Study reveals lipidome composition of mesoscale eddies
Mesoscale eddies, oceanic gyres about 100 kilometers in diameter, are ubiquitous features of the global ocean and play a vital role in marine ecosystems. Eddies, which form in biologically productive coastal upwelling regions, ...
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Mar 25, 2025
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Machine learning techniques reveal a high-precision land cover map for Siberia, enhancing climatic predictions
Siberia, a province located in Russia, is a significant geographical region playing a crucial role in the world's carbon cycle. With its vast forests, wetlands, and permafrost regions (permanently frozen grounds), Siberia ...
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Mar 25, 2025
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Report highlights microbial innovations to combat climate change
As climate change continues to accelerate at an alarming pace, innovative and scalable solutions are more critical than ever. This week, the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the International Union for Microbiological ...
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Mar 25, 2025
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Were large soda lakes the cradle of life?
Along with nitrogen and carbon, phosphorus is an essential element for life on Earth. It is a central component of molecules such as DNA and RNA, which serve to transmit and store genetic information, and ATP (adenosine triphosphate), ...
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Mar 25, 2025
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Cloud band movement influences wet spells during Indian monsoon, study finds
The monsoon rains have long remained the lifeblood of India, providing the lion's share of the water used for drinking and irrigation. The yearly arrival of the rains, which quenches the thirst of the harsh summers, is caused ...
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Mar 25, 2025
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NASA scientists are clocking wildflower blooms to understand our ever-changing planet
NASA research is revealing there's more to flowers than meets the human eye. A recent analysis of wildflowers in California shows how aircraft- and space-based instruments can use color to track seasonal flower cycles. The ...
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Mar 24, 2025
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Carbon cycle feedbacks may amplify global heating risk, study warns
Global heating over this millennium could exceed previous estimates due to carbon cycle feedback loops. This is the conclusion of a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). The analysis shows ...
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Mar 24, 2025
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