Climate change is expected to lead to more frequent and intense drought, which in turn causes soil to crack, releasing more carbon dioxide and further warming the planet.
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As the Caspian Sea Recedes, Tectonics May Help Shape Its Coastline
Land subsidence and uplift determine where the Caspian Sea’s coastline shifts the fastest.
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Kansas Prairie Streams Are Getting Choked, Maybe for Good
A herculean effort to fight back woody plants in the Konza Prairie has largely failed. The outcome shows how difficult it can be to retore these ecosystems.
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Does Soil Sound Different After It’s Burned?
Yes, but not quite the way researchers expected it to.
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Changing Snowpack Inspires New Measurement
Climate change is bringing increased variability to annual snowfall, which affects how much water is stored for ecosystem and human use.
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Geociencias para los jóvenes (y los de corazón joven) en el TierraFest
El festival de ciencias de la Tierra más grande de México tendrá nuevas actividades para acercar a las infancias a la ciencia, pero personas de cualquier edad también están invitadas a disfrutarlas.
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Antarctic Meteorites Are Going, Going, May Soon Be Gone
If warming ice gobbles up meteorites, science may lose a cheap source of space rocks.
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Los planetas enanos muestran evidencias de reciente actividad geológica
Los grandes cuerpos del Cinturón de Kuiper y más allá podrían haber albergardo océanos en la subsuperficiales.
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Balancing the Deep Ocean Plastics Budget
Up to 11 million metric tons of plastic are sitting on the seafloor, mostly near coasts and shipping corridors.
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Shifting Winter Storms Bring More Flooding to India
Western disturbances are hanging out over India for longer, adversely affecting water security in the country.