https://youtu.be/cuQoDwoE7-o August 27 – September 2, 2021 Many of the worst-hit areas in Delaware, Pennsylvania,…
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Increasing numbers of deforestation fires are darkening skies in Rondônia and Amazonas. Since the 1970s,…
Extensive chains of volcanoes have been responsible for both emitting and then removing atmospheric carbon…
Water blisters under Greenland’s ice reveal melt-driven instability risks and offer a new method to…
Three days after Hurricane Ida, many people in Louisiana are going without electric power due…
In this image, captured in the early morning hours of Monday, August 30, Tropical Storm…
Improving Projections, Predictions and Protection in the Face of Expected Sea Level Rise A new…
https://youtu.be/65XiyYbA3kU Hurricane Ida off the Louisiana coast as a Category 4 hurricane on the morning…
NASA’s GOLD mission observed an unexpected, asymmetric shift in the ionosphere’s charged particle bands, revealing…
Preliminary reports suggest it is the fifth-strongest storm ever to make landfall in the continental…
Scientists found that faint aurorae may be depleting Earth’s ozone layer. The same phenomenon that…
Depending on emission levels, up to 95% of today’s ocean climates could vanish by 2100,…
Highest resolution global warming simulation conducted to date reveals possible end of El Niño/ La…
Flash floods occur when persistent heavy rain causes small creeks, channels, and streams to swell…
Losing threatened species could erase vital ecosystem functions; protecting unique species is key to global…
The eruption of an underwater volcano near South Iwo Jima sent a plume soaring into…
Smoke from several large wildfires burning in Northern California can be seen traveling miles into…
A new analysis of global datasets shows low-income countries are significantly more likely to be…