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Researchers solve a century-old North Atlantic cold spot mystery
A century-old North Atlantic cold patch is now linked to a long-term slowdown in the AMOC, the climate-regulating conveyor belt of ocean water. Only weakened-AMOC...
Queensland Museum accused of misleading teachers and children about the cause of climate change
Education program sponsored by Shell’s Queensland Gas Company is ‘climate obstruction dressed up as education’, advocacy group saysGet our breaking news email, free app or...
The Trump administration’s data center push could open the door for new forever chemicals
In recent months, the Trump administration has opened a deregulatory floodgate in the name of building more data centers. Among other things, this has involved...
The Big Bet to Fix the Rio Grande Sewage Problem
Nuevo Laredo was dumping millions of gallons of sewage a day into the Rio Grande. The U.S. and Mexico worked together to find a solution.By...
New Jersey Has A New Map For Its Energy Future. The Ground Under It Is Already Shifting.
New Jersey has a renewed plan for a cleaner, cheaper grid. The catch: it relies on a regional market in turmoil, offshore wind on life...
A Port That Could Doom the Amazon
Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and reporter Georgina Gustin as they describe how a new Chinese-backed megaport in Peru could push...
The wealthy profit from public lands, and taxpayers pick up the tab
Stan Kroenke doesn’t need federal help to make a business flourish. He is worth an estimated $20 billion, a fortune that has allowed him to...
Along‐Strike Variation of the Unilateral Rupture of the 2025 Mw7.1 Dingri, Xizang Earthquake: One of the Shallowest M7+ Normal‐Faulting Events on the Tibetan Plateau
Abstract The 2025 Mw7.1 Dingri earthquake, one of the shallowest documented M7+ normal‐faulting earthquakes on the Tibetan Plateau since 1900, exhibited a complex rupture process...
Extending the Surface Energy Budget View on Arctic Atmospheric Rivers: Climatological Classifications and Dependence on the Flavor
Abstract Atmospheric rivers (ARs) significantly impact the Arctic climate, for example, by modifying the surface energy budget (SEB) and thus impacting sea ice and the...
Seismo‐Acoustic Detection and Localization of Iceberg Collapse in Atka Bay, Antarctica
Abstract On 12 January 2022, an iceberg collapsed at the edge of frozen Atka Bay, Antarctica. The event generated seismic, hydroacoustic, and atmospheric infrasound waves...
Google Data Centers Will Bring Nuclear Power Back To Tornado Country
A destructive storm in 2020 prematurely shut down Iowa’s only nuclear plant. With Google’s plans to reopen it to power nearby data centers, will extreme...
Forestry Carbon Credit Programs Have a Poor Track Record. Can a More Refined Approach Fix the Problem?
The Family Forest Carbon Program pays landowners not to timber their trees, then sells the additional growth as carbon credits. But critics question whether it...
A New Tool Could Help Track Deep-Sea Mining Activity
Countries are still debating whether to mine the seafloor for minerals, but exploratory efforts have already begun.By Kiley PriceAs demand for critical minerals surges around...
Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’
Highly cited paper was used as evidence that the widely used herbicide Roundup is safe
Trade-off between water-saving and cooling objectives: restricting irrigation increases the number of hot days
Irrigating urban greenery can be an effective strategy to mitigate heat. However, as drought-heatwave combined events become more prevalent, cooling efforts may be compromised by...
IEA: Slow transition away from fossil fuels would cost over a million energy sector jobs
A slower shift to clean energy could leave the world with 1.3 million fewer energy sector jobs by 2035 compared with a scenario in which...
South Australian bus ads misled public by claiming gas is ‘clean and green’, regulator finds
Ads to be removed from Adelaide Metro buses after advertising regulator rules they breach its environmental claims codeSign up for climate and environment editor Adam...
These Countries Are Adopting Electric Vehicles the Fastest
Electric vehicle sales have been growing exponentially due to falling costs, improving technology and government support. Globally, 22% of passenger vehicles sold in 2024 were...
Hybrid Frictional Behavior of Hydrothermally‐Altered Fault Zones in Long‐Lived Polyphase Geothermal Reservoirs
Abstract Geothermal reservoirs commonly record seismic and creep events, constituting earthquake hazards in enhanced geothermal systems. To understand the geological controls on mixed‐mode frictional behaviors...
Seasonality of the South Pacific Meridional Mode: Role of Oceanic Meridional Advection Feedback Beyond Thermodynamics Dominance
Abstract The South Pacific Meridional Mode (SPMM), a dominant air‐sea coupling mode in the subtropical southeastern Pacific, serves as a precursor to equatorial Pacific variability....
Dampening of the Precipitation Response to Aerosol Pollution From Turbulence in Cumulus Clouds
Abstract Using aircraft observations and a cloud model with particle‐based microphysics, it is shown that the enhancement of drop collision‐coalescence from turbulence in clouds not...
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