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Podcast: A Nuclear Legacy Buried in Ice

Nanci Bompey, assistant director of AGU’s media relations department by N. Bompey 18 November 201928 October 2022

The radioactive remains of nuclear testing during the Cold War and from nuclear disasters like Chernobyl are still with us and can be found in some of the remotest glaciers on Earth.

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Climate Change Will Make Us Sicker and Lose Work Hours

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 18 November 20191 March 2023

Experts have given the United States a warning: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions, or suffer the consequences of lower productivity and a sicker population for generations to come.

Lightning sparks from the eruption column of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano.
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Sparks May Reveal the Nature of Ash Plumes

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 15 November 20192 May 2022

In lab experiments and models, researchers uncover how ash can affect the standing shock waves of erupting volcanoes. Their findings may lead to new predictions of volcanic ash hazards.

A gloved hand holds a test tube of water above a flowing river.
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Modeling How Groundwater Pumping Will Affect Aquatic Ecosystems

Adityarup Chakravorty, freelance science writer by Adityarup Chakravorty 15 November 201918 October 2021

Regions with dry climates and heavy agricultural industries may be the most hard-hit.

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Plankton Biodiversity Mapped Globally

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 14 November 20194 January 2023

A team of scientists sailed around the world to catalog the diversity of plankton species in the ocean. Their findings have important economic implications as climate warms.

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Peatlands Are Drying Out Across Europe

by Michael Allen 14 November 20191 April 2022

Peatlands are some of the world’s largest reservoirs of soil carbon, but new research finds that in Europe they are drying out, putting them at risk of turning from carbon sinks to carbon sources.

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Pets, Pot, Prokaryotes, and Other Recommended Reads

by AGU 14 November 2019

What Earth and space science stories are we recommending this week?

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Mixed Reviews for Bill to Curb Ocean Plastics Pollution

by Randy Showstack 13 November 20193 November 2021

Although the Save Our Seas supporters include industry and the Ocean Conservancy, some environmental groups say the legislation won’t solve the problem.

A small wave, green with algae, crashes on the beach of Lake Erie.
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Toxic Algal Blooms Are Worsening with Climate Change

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 13 November 20196 June 2022

Researchers use remote sensing technology to carry out a global survey of large freshwater lakes.

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New England Winters Are “Losing the Cold”

Cheryl Katz, Science Writer by Cheryl Katz 13 November 201924 February 2023

As extreme cold days wane, the northeastern United States has experienced an increase in mud days.

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