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Jenessa Duncombe

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Geohealth

Adult taking temperature of child

News 17 hours ago

Climate Change Will Make Us Sicker and Lose Work Hours

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.

Aerial images of Breiðamerkurjökull glacial tongue taken in 1989 (top) and 2019 (bottom)

News 8 November 2019

Drones Capture Iceland’s Shrinking Glaciers

Photographs of Iceland’s southern glaciers show pools of water where walls of ice once stood.

deforestation in Paraguay

News 5 November 2019

We Have Broken Nature into More Than 990,000 Little Pieces

Habitat fragmentation is splintering undeveloped areas on Earth.

Geohealth

A puddle of oil lays on sand on a beach

News 24 October 2019

Brazil’s Oil Spill Is a Mystery, so Scientists Try Oil Forensics

Thousands of barrels of oil have been tarring Brazil’s beaches since September, and no one knows why. An oil spill scientist is running oil forensics to find out.

Geology & Geophysics

A collapsed portion of freeway after the Loma Prieta earthquake

News 24 October 2019

California Launches Nation’s First Earthquake Early Warning System

The country’s first publicly available, statewide warning system could give California residents crucial seconds to duck and cover before a quake.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Aerial images of Argentière glacier taken in 1919 and 2019

News 21 October 2019

Europe’s Mightiest Glaciers Are Melting

Here’s what a century of ice melt looks like on the Alps’ highest peak.

Digital elevation map of canals at ancient Maya site Belize

News 7 October 2019

Ancient Maya Farms Revealed by Laser Scanning

One agricultural network was 5 times larger than earlier estimates, and the fields may be an early source of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.

A global map of ocean temperature during the 2016 El Niño event

News 25 September 2019

Artificial Intelligence May Help Predict El Niño

Deep learning techniques give scientists the longest–lead time forecasts yet.

Vermont senator Bernie Sanders speaks at Georgetown University’s Climate Forum.

News 20 September 2019

Young Voters Express Frustration and Hope at MSNBC’s Climate Forum

The majority of young voters believe humans have caused climate change. Who will win their vote?

Geohealth

Salmon fillet and vegetables

News 17 September 2019

Climate Change Is Coming for Our Fish Dinners

Your fish fillet may have less omega-3 fatty acids, an important nutrient for brain health, by the end of the century.