Category: Earth
Radar, seismic, and fiber-optic sensors decode Arctic ice dangers
Researchers fuse radar, seismic, and fiber-optic data to monitor Arctic sea ice, providing near-real-time insights into ice collisions near Utqiaġvik, Alaska
Study identifies communities most vulnerable to future hurricane power outages
A new analysis of future hurricane risks found that communities in Georgia and northern Florida are likely to be the…
Inactive landfills and snow dumps release major methane emissions
A four-year mobile monitoring study links Montreal’s inactive landfills and Francon Quarry snow dump to large methane emissions, revealing 3,000 hotspots
Ice age sea level changes challenge climate models
Ice-age sea level changes were larger and more frequent across the 2.6-million-year Pleistocene, forcing climate models to weigh internal feedbacks more heavily
Dust Bowl-type droughts trigger unprecedented global productivity loss
A sweeping global study has revealed that multi-year, extreme droughts—akin to the conditions that created the 1930s Dust Bowl—inflict far…
Researchers identify three reforms to save failing climate summits
Researchers propose 3 reforms to save climate summits: majority voting, five regional forums, and tougher accountability to curb corporate influence at UNFCCC
Past ocean warming reveals West Antarctic Ice Sheet vulnerability
New research into ancient climate periods reveals that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has a history of significant instability and…
New submarine Ran II replaces research vessel lost under Antarctic glacier
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg will acquire a new state-of-the-art autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to continue critical research in…