Ice Melt Accelerating, Causing Depletion of Freshwater Resources
Continuous monitoring of glaciers and ice caps has provided unprecedented insights to global ice loss that could have serious socioeconomic impacts on some regions. Seven…
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Earth From Space: Colorful Queensland, Australia
This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, takes us over part of Channel Country – a pastoral region located mostly in southwest Queensland, Australia….
Tropical Storm Cristobal Drenches Central America
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is off to a busy start. By the first week of June, Tropical Storm Arthur had already brushed North Carolina,…
Alien Carnivorous Frog Invasion Wreaks Havoc on Natural Habitat
Indiscriminate feeding by an alien population of the carnivorous spotted-thighed frog – could severely affect the native biodiversity of southern Australia according to a new…
Impact Crater Left a Steaming Cauldron Following the Dinosaurs’ Demise
A new study reveals the Chicxulub impact crater may have harbored a vast and long-lived hydrothermal system after the catastrophic impact event linked to the…
Mangroves – Valuable Coastal Ecosystems – Won’t Survive Sea-Level Rise by 2050 if Emissions Aren’t Cut
Mangrove trees – valuable coastal ecosystems found in Florida and other warm climates – won’t survive sea-level rise by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t…
May 2020 Had the Highest Monthly Atmospheric CO2 Reading Ever Recorded
Rise of carbon dioxide unabated: Seasonal peak reaches 417 parts per million at Mauna Loa observatory Atmospheric carbon dioxide measured at Mauna Loa Observatory reached…
State of Emergency Declared After Massive Diesel Oil Leak Within the Arctic Circle
A state of emergency has been declared after some 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circle. Images captured by…
Forests Are Thinning Around the Globe Due to Changing Environmental Conditions
A multi-institutional research team found that changing environmental conditions are affecting forests around the globe, leading to increasing tree death and uncertainty about the ability…
Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flash Electromagnetic Pulses Monitored Above Earth From Space Station
You have likely seen lightning flash from a storm cloud to strike the ground. Such bolts represent only a small part of the overall phenomenon…
Cleanest Air on Earth Identified by Atmospheric Scientists in First-of-Its-Kind Study
An atmospheric region in the Southern Ocean unchanged by human-related activities. Colorado State University Distinguished Professor Sonia Kreidenweis and her research group identified an atmospheric…
Rivers Transport Carbon From Fires Into Oceans, Locking It In Storage for Thousands of Years
The extent to which rivers transport burned carbon to oceans — where it can be stored for tens of millennia — is revealed in new…
Researchers Dig Into Case of Geologic Amnesia – In Search of a Billion Years Missing From the Geologic Record
A team of geologists led by CU Boulder is digging into what may be Earth’s most famous case of geologic amnesia. Researchers have spotted that phenomenon,…
Reflecting Sunlight to Cool the Planet – MIT Investigates Solar Geoengineering Proposals
Solar geoengineering proposals will weaken extratropical storm tracks in both hemispheres, scientists find. How can the world combat the continued rise in global temperatures? How…
Breakthrough Using Carbon-14 to Estimate National Emissions of Carbon Dioxide From Fossil Fuels
Tracking Fossil Fuel Emissions With Carbon-14 Researchers from NOAA and the University of Colorado have devised a breakthrough method for estimating national emissions of carbon…
High-Pressure Experiments Yield Discovery of New Forms of Feldspars
In high-pressure experiments, scientists have discovered new forms of the common mineral feldspar. At moderate temperatures, these hitherto unknown variants are stable at pressures of…
“Wedge Failure” Landslide in Alaska
After a cold winter, a shift in weather patterns has unleashed a blast of early summer heat across Alaska. On May 9, 2020, temperatures hit…
Mass Extinction 215 Million Years Ago Was NOT Due to Asteroid or Climate Change
A team of University of Rhode Island scientists and statisticians conducted a sophisticated quantitative analysis of a mass extinction that occurred 215 million years ago…
