Devastating Landslides Are Common in High Mountain Asia – Climate Change Could Trigger More
More frequent and intense rainfall events due to climate change could cause more landslides in the High Mountain Asia region of China, Tibet and Nepal,…
More frequent and intense rainfall events due to climate change could cause more landslides in the High Mountain Asia region of China, Tibet and Nepal,…
For Valentine’s Day, we bring you this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image capturing a beautiful heart-shaped geographical formation in the dramatic landscape of the southern highlands of…
Synthetic chemicals that were released into the environment for the first time 80 years ago have been linked to harmful health effects, and more of…
Sea level rise due to ice loss in Antarctica could become a major risk for coastal protection even in the near term, scientists say. “The…
Rising ocean temperatures drove the melting of Antarctic ice sheets and caused extreme sea level rise more than 100,000 years ago, a new international study…
Despite having proven effective at reducing wildfire risks, prescribed burns have been stymied by perceived and real risks, regulations, and resource shortages. A new analysis…
Small airplane altitude changes could cut contrail impact of flights by up to 59 percent. Aircraft contrails – the white streaks aircraft leave in the…
The Pine Island Glacier recently spawned an iceberg over 300 sq km (116 sq mi) that very quickly shattered into pieces. This almost cloud-free image,…
Deep within Earth, swirling liquid iron generates our planet’s protective magnetic field. This magnetic field is invisible but is vital for life on Earth’s surface:…
Toxic and invisible oil spread well beyond known satellite footprint, fishing closures. Toxic and invisible oil spread well beyond the known satellite footprint of the…
Researchers from the University of Geneva have studied the seismic activity recorded during the drilling of a geothermal well and shown that it did not…
The world is waking up to the fact that human-driven carbon emissions are responsible for warming our climate, driving unprecedented changes to ecosystems, and placing…
Scientists Find Record Warm Water in Antarctica, Pointing to Cause Behind Troubling Glacier Melt A team of scientists has observed, for the first time, the…
Almost half of the current food production is harmful to our planet – causing biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, and water stress. But as the world…
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over part of the Dutch province of Flevoland – the newest province in the Netherlands and one of the…
Scientists studying so-called ‘flammable ice’ in the Sea of Japan have made a startling discovery — the existence of life within microscopic bubbles. The microhabitats…
Using 12 years of satellite data, NASA scientists have measured how the influx of cold, fresh water is affecting the Beaufort Gyre, a major Arctic…
Scientists from the University of La Serena, Newcastle University, UK, and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile surveyed ranchers to find out what they thought…