ENVIRONMENT

New map shows seabed of the Southern Ocean in unprecedented detail

ENVIRONMENT
The features of the ocean floor help determine how water masses and ocean currents move and how they affect our climate. Biodiversity is also...

Greece evacuates Athens suburb under wildfire threat

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A wildfire whipped by gale-force winds blazed through vegetation in a southern suburb of Athens on Saturday, the fire brigade said, forcing residents to...

NOAA forecasts average-size Gulf of Mexico summer ‘dead zone’

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A team of scientists including a University of Michigan aquatic ecologist is forecasting a summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico of 5,364...

Which forces control the elevation of mountains?

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Scientists have come up with a new classification scheme for mountain belts that uses just a single number to describe whether the elevation of...

Why is it so cold in Australia right now? And how long will it last?

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Anyone living in the southeast of Australia will have noticed the chill that has set in the last few days. After relatively mild conditions...

Experts: Everything points to another busy hurricane season

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Batten down the hatches for another nasty hurricane season. Nearly every natural force and a bunch of human-caused ones—more than just climate change—have turned the...

Research shows how the Gulf of Mexico escaped ancient mass extinction

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An ancient bout of global warming 56 million years ago that acidified oceans and wiped-out marine life had a milder effect in the Gulf...

Antarctica’s only active volcano shows how CO2 allows volcanoes to form persistent lava lakes at the surface

ENVIRONMENT
Antarctica has long been a land of mystery and heroic feats made famous by the explorations of James Ross, Roald Amundsen, Robert Scott and...

Hurricane Agatha drenches Mexican beach resorts

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Hurricane Agatha, the first of the season, lashed a string of beach resorts on Mexico's Pacific coast as it barreled ashore Monday, bringing strong...

When hurricanes strike, social media can save lives

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Everyone knows that while disinformation is a problem, social media is a powerful tool for communicating fast in an emergency. In 2011 only about 10%...

Where rivers jump course: First global compilation of river avulsions

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Humans have always had a complex relationship with rivers, which both fostered and threatened civilizations throughout history. Just recall Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god...

Fjords may emit as much methane as all the deep oceans globally

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During heavy storms, the normally stratified layers of water in ocean fjords get mixed, which leads to oxygenation of the fjord floor. But these...
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