A needed correction to a widely used data set reduced scientists’ estimates of how ocean circulation has weakened.
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Iron-Rich Volcanoes Hold Hidden Rare Earth Element Reserves
Experiments show how concentrations of rare earth elements, critical to the green energy transition, might be hiding in plain sight in iron-rich deposits around the world.
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Marine Heat Waves Make Tropical Storm Intensification More Likely
Rapid intensification of hurricanes is 50% more likely to occur during marine heat waves in the Gulf of Mexico and northwestern Caribbean Sea.
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Rancho Palos Verdes Landslides Have Residents Seeking Science
Residents of Rancho Palos Verdes are looking to the scientific community for help in understanding the slow-moving landslides that are destroying their community.
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Hurricane Helene Brings Climate into the Spotlight in Vice Presidential Debate
J. D. Vance and Tim Walz clashed over whether climate change is real and what solutions should look like (and whether they’re needed at all).
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A Fuller Great Salt Lake Would Likely Narrow an Environmental Health Gap
Pacific Islander and Hispanic residents of Salt Lake City would benefit most from higher lake levels and reduced dust pollution.
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Heat Moves More Freely Through Warmer Sea Ice Than Scientists Thought
Flowing brines transport heat more effectively than old models showed, potentially changing climate simulations.
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A Pirate River May Be Giving Mount Everest a Boost
Rapid erosion can cause mountains to rise—even the world’s tallest peak.