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M. Gannon

Megan Gannon is a freelance science journalist from New York, currently based in Berlin, Germany. Her writing has appeared in Scientific American, Newsweek, and Atlas Obscura, among other publications. She previously worked as a news editor for Live Science and Space.com.

A branching bolt of lightning strikes Moscow.
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Scientists Find Dead Lightning Branches That Come Back to Life

by M. Gannon 17 May 201617 May 2016

The detached bursts of brilliance might explain why the lowest point of a lightning bolt will sometimes suddenly brighten by up to 50% and double its speed as it hurtles to Earth.

Sea ice in the central Arctic Ocean during summer 2015, when Arctic sea ice was exceptionally thin.
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Arctic Sea Ice Extent May Shrink Below 2012 Record Low

by M. Gannon 22 April 201622 April 2016

Satellite data, field measurements, and readings from "snow buoys" reveal ice thickness patterns similar to those preceding the lowest recorded sea ice extent, which was reached nearly 4 years ago.

Men and children withdrawing water for irrigation in the Dogon plateau (Mali) during a sandstorm day.
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New Climate Studies: Worse Risks at 2°C Rise, Higher Rise Likely

by M. Gannon 21 April 201622 April 2016

Although the Paris agreement scheduled to be signed 22 April aims for a 2°C warming cap, new findings show that even a 1.5°C rise will hit glaciers hard.

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