A study using a whaler’s forgotten aerial photos from 1937 shows East Antarctica’s ice has…
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Over four decades, nitrous oxide emissions have risen sharply, driven mainly by agriculture. Without technologies…
New research indicates a decline in hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) in the atmosphere, confirming the effectiveness of…
Emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, may be higher than previously thought, especially from…
Recent research reveals that a major shift in the River Nile’s course about 4,000 years…
Brown University researchers found that fault geometry, including misalignments and complex structures within fault zones,…
A volcanic fissure on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula came alive again with voluminous, vigorous flows. Iceland’s…
A former island and a desert are among the newcomers to the dry landscape following…
Venezuela is the first postglacial nation in the Andes, as its last substantial patch of…
Strong winds and ample fuel helped spread flames over 14,000 acres of grassland in California’s…
A new study by researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington, the University of…
Cube satellites with AI are revolutionizing bushfire detection in Australia by processing imagery from space…
A recent study from the Complexity Science Hub explores strategies for implementing climate policies with…
Recent research reveals that up to 50% of the variations in carbon sequestration depths can…
Latest climate report indicates a concerning increase in human-induced warming and a rapidly diminishing carbon…
A recent study using satellite data shows that the global coverage of greenhouses has expanded…
Researchers at the University at Buffalo developed a new tool to measure lava viscosity directly…
Satellite data provides the first evidence of warm ocean water intrusion beneath Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier.…