Summers May Last Nearly Half the Year in the Northern Hemisphere by 2100
Without efforts to mitigate climate change, summers spanning nearly six months may become the new normal by 2100 in the Northern Hemisphere, according to a…
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Fisheye Over Sinai: Capturing the Intersection of Two Continents From Space
Astronaut Andrew Morgan used a fisheye lens to capture the intersection of two continents. Astronaut Andrew Morgan shot this wide-angle photograph from the central Cupola…
Getz on the Run: Accelerating Pace of Antarctic Glaciers
Using a 25-year record of satellite observations over the Getz region in West Antarctica, scientists have discovered that the pace at which glaciers flow towards…
Insatiable Demand for Cannabis Has Created a Massive Carbon Footprint
Colorado State University researchers provide the most detailed accounting to date of the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. It’s no secret that the United States’ $13…
How Plastic Debris Makes Its Way Into Ocean Garbage Patches
Model predicts probability of plastic debris being transported from one ocean surface region to another. Tons of plastic debris get released into the ocean every…
International Research Team Begins Uncovering Mystery Lurking Beneath the Arctic Ocean
New study on submarine permafrost suggests locked greenhouse gases are emerging. Something lurks beneath the Arctic Ocean. While it’s not a monster, it has largely…
Scientists Building Highly Accurate Digital Twin of Our Planet
A digital twin of our planet is to simulate the Earth system in future. It is intended to support policy-makers in taking appropriate measures to…
Wild Swings in Great Lakes Ice Captured From Space
Despite a cold snap in February, low ice cover prevailed across the lakes in winter 2020-2021. In any given year, the formation, movement, and timing…
Using Google’s 10,000-km-Long Underwater Fiber-Optic Cable as a Seafloor Seismic Sensor
Using “Curie” — Google’s 10,000-kilometer-long (6,200 miles) underwater fiber-optic cable connecting Los Angeles, California and Valparaiso, Chile — researchers have demonstrated a novel method for…
Himalayas, Near and Far: Two Astronauts. Two Clear Days. Two Gorgeous Views.
Two astronauts. Two clear days. Two gorgeous views around the roof of the world. Astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) shot these photographs of…
“Mystery of Missing Ice” Finally Solved by Movement of the Earth’s Crust
A new global ice sheet reconstruction for the past 80,000 years. During ice ages, the global mean sea level falls because large amounts seawater are…
Apparent Atlantic Warming Cycle Likely an Artifact of Climate Forcing by Humans and Volcanos
Volcanic eruptions, not natural variability, were the cause of an apparent “Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation,” a purported cycle of warming thought to have occurred on a…
Breakup at Brunt: Giant Iceberg Split From the Antarctic Ice Shelf
A large iceberg finally split from the Antarctic ice shelf, but another piece stubbornly hangs on. Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf finally calved a large iceberg…
Massive Iceberg – 10 Times the Size of San Francisco – Breaks Off Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica
A giant iceberg, approximately 1.5 times the size of Greater Paris [or about 10 times the size of San Francisco], broke off from the northern…
Lead Up to Volcanic Eruption in Galapagos Captured in Rare Detail – Ground Rose More Than 6 Feet in an Instant!
Hours before the 2018 eruption of Sierra Negra, the Galápagos Islands’ largest volcano, an earthquake rumbled and raised the ground more than 6 feet in…
Modern Oasis of Jubbah: A Long-Ago Lake Amid the Dunes
The modern oasis of Jubbah sits within the wind shadow of historic mountains and the basin of an ancient lakebed. Long-sustained westerly winds shaped the…
Exploring Earth From Space: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver, visible at the top of the image, lies between the Burrard Inlet, an arm of the Strait of Georgia, to the north, and the…
Paleopocalypse! Ancient Relic Points to a Turning Point in Earth’s History 42,000 Years Ago
Just like in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the answer was 42. The temporary breakdown of Earth’s magnetic field 42,000 years ago sparked major…