New Report: Earth Is “Unequivocally” in Midst of Climate Emergency
16 of the 35 planetary vital indicators used by the researchers to measure climate change are at all-time highs. The Earth’s vital signs have deteriorated to…
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Hidden Ecosystems? NASA’s New Evidence of Vast Life Lurking Beneath Antarctic Ice
Huge 285-Mile-Long River Discovered Beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet – Could Accelerate Ice Loss
Berkeley Analysis Reveals the Age of Yosemite Valley
Large Parts of Europe Warming Twice As Fast as the Planet – Already Surpassed 2°C
Magma Beneath a Long-Dormant Volcano Has Been Observed Moving Upwards
Warming Oceans Will Likely Shrink the Habitats of Many Marine Mammals
Why Do Hurricanes Have Such Huge Destructive Energy?
Earth Might Be Experiencing 7th Mass Extinction, Not 6th – “A True Decrease in the Abundance of Organisms”
A Warmer Arctic Ocean Leads to More Snowfall in Northern Eurasia
A new model explains that water evaporating from the Arctic Ocean due to a warming climate is transported south and can lead to increased snowfall…
Incredible View of Stadium City Qatar From Landsat 9
Several new stadiums were built in and around Doha for the World Cup. Thirty-two teams and more than 1 million football (soccer) fans headed to…
Scientists Have Uncovered New Details of the Icy Depths
A deeper understanding of Antarctic Bottom Water. Researchers have learned new information on how Antarctica’s subsurface ice formation contributes to the circulation of cold, dense…
Evading Volcanic Disaster: Monitoring “Frothy” Magma Gases for Eruption Signals
The composition of gases could forewarn of increased volcanic activity. Volcanic eruptions are dangerous, but unfortunately, they are also difficult to predict. Now, a team…
For the First Time – Researchers Finally Classify All of Earth’s Ecosystems
The research will help improve biodiversity conservation. An international multidisciplinary team of scientists led by University of New South Wales researchers has created the world’s…
Highest Coral Cover in Central, Northern Great Barrier Reef Since Monitoring Began 36 Years Ago
This year the northern and central Great Barrier Reef have recorded their highest amount of coral cover since the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)…
What Has America Learned Since Hurricane Katrina? Researchers Evaluate Cities’ Evacuation Plans
Study rates 50 largest U.S. cities – finds marginal evacuation planning improvements. Evacuation planners rarely considered the needs of carless and vulnerable populations before Hurricane…
Erosion of Rocky Coastlines May Dramatically Accelerate Due to Sea Level Rise
Rocky coastlines could retreat more rapidly in the future due to accelerating sea level rise. This is especially concerning because rock coasts make up over…
“Stabilizing Feedback” Confirmed by MIT Scientists – Earth Can Regulate Its Own Temperature Over Millennia
Earth can regulate its own temperature over millennia, new research finds. Scientists have confirmed that a “stabilizing feedback” on 100,000-year timescales keeps global temperatures in…
