EARTH

Study: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100

The world's glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds of them projected to melt out of existence by the end...

Deep learning can predict tsunami impacts in less than a second

Detailed predictions about how an approaching tsunami will impact the northeastern coastline in Japan can be made in fractions of a second rather than...

Scientists: Atmospheric carbon might turn lakes more acidic

The Great Lakes have endured a lot the past century, from supersized algae blobs to invasive mussels and bloodsucking sea lamprey that nearly wiped...

Sedimentary rock ‘chert’ records cooling of the Earth over billions of years

Several billion years ago, the oceans were probably not as hot as often assumed, but were instead at much more moderate temperatures. This is...

What is the smallest continent?

Across the planet, water makes up 71% of Earth's surface. The remaining space is covered by land—continents and islands. Before Earth's land formed the...

Changes in Earth’s orbit may have triggered ancient warming event

Changes in Earth's orbit that favored hotter conditions may have helped trigger a rapid global warming event 56 million years ago that is considered...

Conservation talks expected at Colorado River water users confab

As western water managers get set to gather in Las Vegas this week, a long-sought deal to curtail water use along the cratering Colorado...

Study shows mountain glacier melting is linked to shifting westerlies and likely to accelerate

The combination of global atmospheric warming and westerly winds shifting toward the poles will likely speed up the recession of mountain glaciers in both...

Scientists reveal controlling factors of water and heat exchanges over the Zoige wetland

The Tibetan Plateau (QTP) is composed of complex and diverse topographic features, as well as many significant differences in water, heat, and momentum flux...

Scientists develop a new way to verify forecasts of where typhoons will hit land

Landfalling typhoons can cause widespread damage, so accurately forecasting them is crucial. More specifically, the errors associated with a typhoon's landfall position are often...

Fjords—small in size and number—are significant carbon reservoirs

If you're worried about escalating human-induced climate change, consider adding fjords to your thank-you list during this season of gratitude. Fjords are long, deep arms...

Looking back from beyond the moon: How views from space have changed the way we see Earth

A photograph taken by NASA's Orion spacecraft has given us a new perspective on our home planet. The snap was taken during the Artemis I...

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