Along with the new policy directive, the administration released a report on how climate changes—from more extreme weather to sea level rise—can threaten national security.
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Aquatic Plants May Accelerate Arctic Methane Emissions
About two thirds of the gas produced by a study area near Barrow, Alaska, came from increasingly abundant greenery covering only 5% of the landscape, researchers estimate.
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Top Arctic Science Diplomats Convene at White House Next Week
Precipitous transformations from climate change add impetus for this international meeting to guide cooperative research in the northern polar region, U.S. official says.
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Congressional Caucus for Earth and Space Sciences Gets Launched
Organizers of the bipartisan caucus say it will urge sustained federal investments in Earth and space sciences, educate members of Congress, and provide a forum for relevant policy discussions.
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Obama Unveils First Marine National Monument in the Atlantic
The new designation follows the administration's expansion last month of a marine sanctuary in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii into the world's largest protected ocean area.
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Next President Must Name Science Leaders Fast, Report Urges
The report steers clear of providing guidance for how the next president should deal with specific science and technology issues, but it calls out climate change as a key policy area.
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Scientists Solve Charon's Red Mystery
Why are Charon's poles dusted with reddish material?
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Adam M. Dziewonski (1936–2016)
Adam Dziewonski, a towering figure in solid Earth geophysics and a pioneer of global seismic tomography, passed away on 1 March 2016. He was 79.
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Remote Sensing Regulations Come Under Congressional Scrutiny
Republicans accused the administration of dragging its feet on recommending policy revisions. A federal advisory committee has a November deadline to provide recommendations.
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A Flip-Flopping Climate Could Explain Mars's Watery Past
A new hypothesis might reconcile two opposing theories that have tried to explain Mars's mysterious history for more than 40 years.