Oil companies accused of massive accounting fraud in New Mexico
Oil companies ExxonMobil, Empire Petroleum, and their subsidiaries engaged in accounting fraud that could cost the state nearly $200 million, a lawsuit filed in New...
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Unusual airborne toxin detected in the U.S. for the first time
Scientists searching for air pollution clues stumbled onto something unexpected: toxic MCCPs drifting through the air for the first time in the Western Hemisphere. The...
Gas Industry Front Group Targets Democrats in Pennsylvania
The industry group pays politicians to convince voters that natural gas is the ‘most affordable and reliable energy source.’By Kiley BensePHILADELPHIA—Sitting on a dais at...
Who Loses in the Trump Administration's $1 Billion 'Deal' to Abandon Offshore Wind?
That would be American ratepayers—i.e., you.Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on EarthFrom our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview...
Magnetic Signatures of a Plasma Wake Behind the Swarm Satellites
Abstract This study provides first observational evidence of a plasma wake behind ESA’s Swarm satellites, manifesting itself by a brief magnetic field strength spike and...
Backwater Effects From River Ice Jams Observed With SWOT Pixel Cloud Data
Abstract This study examines the backwater effects from ice jams in Arctic rivers using the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite. Ice jams occur...
Magma and Volatile Pathways Beneath Sakurajima Volcano From Self‐Potential, Helium Isotopes, and Broadband Magnetotellurics
Abstract At frequently erupting volcanoes, magma and volatiles ascend through established pathways, but the complete picture of their branching and supply system remains unclear. We...
ENSO Recharge Oscillator Theory Integrating the Southward Wind Shift
Abstract The El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is one of the most‐well understood climate phenomena, and the Recharge Oscillator (RO) theory is widely used to conceptualize...
Weak Influence of Surface Pressure on Arctic Radiative States From Winter to Spring Over the Sea‐Ice
Abstract The Arctic sea‐ice surface energy budget is characterized by two radiative states driven by the presence or absence of opaque clouds that warm the...
Amplified European Future Warming Under Mesoscale‐Resolving Sea Surface Temperature Forcing
Abstract Mesoscale SST features influence the atmospheric circulation via strong air–sea interactions. Yet, their contribution to regional climate change remains uncertain. Using a ∼16‐km global...
Evolution of Magnetospheric Boundary Layers Under the 10 May 2024 ICME Impact
Abstract On 10 May 2024, an interplanetary coronal mass ejection‐driven shock impacted the dayside magnetopause, compressing it to ∼5 RE. A northward interplanetary magnetic field...
Bacteria as Passive Passengers in the Equatorial Pacific Biological Carbon Pump
Abstract Bacteria are important agents modulating the efficiency of the ocean’s biological carbon pump (BCP). The long‐standing view considers bacteria as degraders of sinking particulate...
Airborne Photon‐Counting LiDAR for Shallow‐Water Bathymetry With Robust Noise Removal and Depth Retrieval
Abstract Airborne photon‐counting LiDAR has emerged as a promising tool for shallow‐water bathymetry, offering high spatial resolution and penetration depth for coastal and nearshore applications....
The Slip Distributions of the 1952 and 2025 Kamchatka Earthquakes From Tsunami Waveforms Recorded Around the Pacific Ocean
Abstract The July 2025 Kamchatka earthquake (Mw 8.8) generated Pacific‐wide tsunamis. Inversion of 40 DART bottom pressure records revealed a large (∼9 m) slip at...
Nitrogen Stable Isotopes Track Ammonia Emission Sources and Ammonium Aerosol Formation Processes in the Marine Boundary Layer
Abstract We measured the nitrogen isotopic composition of surface seawater and aerosol ammonium in the Weddell Sea region of the Southern Ocean to investigate the...
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Texas Data Center Developers Play Offense on Water, Claiming Huge Cuts in Usage
Ahead of next year’s legislative session, lawmakers probe regulators and industry leaders about how data centers operate.By Arcelia MartinAs Texas confronts decades of water mismanagement...
As the Alabama Legislature Adjourns, Environmentalists See a Silver Lining
Lawmakers failed to bring back formal public hearings in electric rate cases and constrained state environmental regulators. But citizen opposition helped kill a move to...
Early-career researchers reflect on influential papers
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02605-0As Nature Climate Change celebrates its 15 year anniversary, we look back at some of the journal’s...
Atlantic exceptionalism in the twentieth century
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02608-xThe North Atlantic is exceptional in cooling during the twentieth century while the world warmed. Here we...
Research that captures a changing world
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02623-yThis month marks 15 years since the first publication of Nature Climate Change. Here, we reflect on...
15 years of change
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02610-3Since Nature Climate Change was launched, not only has the journal itself changed but so have the...
After a Slow Start on Climate, Zohran Mamdani Faces Scrutiny Over Parks Budget and Environmental Promises
Climate-conscious New Yorkers hope the mayor hasn’t forgotten them.By Lauren DalbanDuring his New York City mayoral campaign, Zohran Mamdani courted votes from environmentalists. He promised...
Colombia: Informe Evaluación de Prioridades Comunitarias (EPC) Argelia, Cauca.
Country: Colombia Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. Mensajes Clave • Al menos 19.976 personas en...
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