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Only two European states have net zero military emissions target, data shows
Austria and Slovenia are exceptions in continent where just a third of militaries even know their carbon footprintRevealed: Nato rearmament could increase emissions by 200m tonnes a yearCarbon footprint of...
âLike touching climate changeâ: glaciers reveal records of the way the world was
Scientists drill for ice cores containing information on preindustrial pollutants, but they are in a race against timeHowling wind relentlessly shakes the white tent, pitched among mounds of snow at...
Does It Matter to the Climate If Trade Cumulus Clouds Cluster?
Abstract Low, marine clouds cool the Earth system, reflecting sunlight back to space. Low cloud response to environmental change is a key uncertainty in future climate projections. It is especially...
Mapping the World's River Levees: A HyperâResolution Levee Database Based on Digital Elevation Models
Abstract The flooding of rivers can be both beneficial and disastrous to society. As global climate change progresses, hazard mapping utilizing river models has become crucial for mitigating disastrous consequences....
Evidence of Multiple Subducting Slabs Beneath Sulawesi From Teleseismic PâWave Tomography
Abstract The tectonic evolution of Sulawesi is shaped by complex subduction processes, yet the geometry and extent of its slabs remain debated. Using teleseismic Pâwave tomography, we present a new...
Dozens of active and planned NASA spacecraft killed in Trump budget request
Proposal would end nearly all new major science missions
Final NSF budget proposal jettisons one giant telescope amid savage agencywide cuts
Trumpâs 57% proposed cut to agency would drop grant success rates to 7% and gut education and training
âDevasting.â NIH cancels future funding plans for HIV vaccine consortia
Researchers decry agencyâs decision just as new leads reinvigorate search for long-sought vaccine
U.S. Steel Is a Major Source of Pollution in Pennsylvania. Will Its Sale Lock in Emissions for Another Generation?
As President Trump celebrates a deal with Nippon Steel of Japan, industry experts wonder what will happen to U.S. Steelâs coal-powered plants.By Kiley BensePresident Donald Trump returned to western Pennsylvania...
Trump Executive Orders Violate Young Peopleâs Rights to a Stable Climate, a Lawsuit Alleges
Twenty-two young people from across the country sued the Trump administration over the executive orders, which prioritize the expansion of fossil fuels.By Amy GreenA group of 22 young people from...
Trump officials downplay fake citations in high-profile report on childrenâs health
References to phantom studies comes after White House pledge to practice âgold standardâ science
NIH funding policy deals new blow to HIV-related trial networks
Halt to foreign âsubawardsâ disrupts ongoing global studies and has researchers scrambling to fulfill ethical obligations to trial volunteers
Whatâs likely to survive from Bidenâs climate law? The controversial stuff
Dig down about a mile or two in parts of the United States and youâll start to see the remains of an ancient ocean. The shells of long dead sea...
The Economic Consequences of Ignoring Climate Change
Despite mounting evidence of global warmingâs costs, the Trump administration has made multiple moves to avoid tracking climate-related economics.By Kiley PriceThe price of climate change is highâand the bill is...
Clearest ever images of Sunâs corona reveal âraindropsâ of dancing plasma
New system yields sharp views of the Sunâs mysterious outer atmosphere
Civil society groups push back on fossil gas funding as AfDB welcomes new president
As the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) took place this week in the Ivory Coast, civil society campaigners have been calling for the bank to stop funding...
Small currents, big impact: Satellite breakthrough reveals hidden ocean forces
While scientists have long studied currents of large eddies, the smaller ones â called submesoscale eddies â are notoriously difficult to detect. These currents, which range from several kilometers to...
Rising soil nitrous acid emissions, driven by climate change and fertilization, accelerate global ozone pollution
Ozone pollution is a global environmental concern that not only threatens human health and crop production, but also worsens global warming. While the formation of ozone is often attributed to...
What does a crystal ball tell gen Z about the future? | Fiona Katauskas
The heat is onSee more of Fiona Katauskasâs cartoons here Continue readingâŚ
Sussan Ley wants to keep the Coalition together â but caving on net zero wonât help her win back seats | Tom McIlroy
High-profile Nationals and powerful forces in business and media are pushing back against climate action, posing a test of credibility for the new Liberal leaderSign up for climate and environment...
Supreme Court Ruling on NEPA is a Gut Punch to Hard-working Families and Communities
On Thursday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled to limit the scope of environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In response to the justicesâ...
Will your car hit that deer? Depends on your headlight bulbsâand the deerâs personality
Halogen bulbs more reliably catch deerâs attention, but whether the animals flee or freeze comes down to individual temperament
Chaotic Intrinsic Variability in the ArcticâNorth Atlantic Ocean and Its Link to Sea Ice
Abstract We provide the first quantification of chaotic intrinsic variability (CIV) in the ArcticâNorth Atlantic region, using an ensemble of 13 eddyâpermitting oceanâsea ice simulations. By isolating oceanic CIV from...
FieldâAligned Proton Beams Upstream of the Martian Bow Shock: First Observations
Abstract We report fast sunwardâpropagating energetic proton fieldâaligned beams (FABs) observed about one Mars radius upstream of the Martian bow shock, recorded by the Solar Wind Ion Analyzer instrument on...