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Camarones Chasqueadores Hacen Más Ruido en Aguas Cálidas

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 9 September 202022 October 2021

Conforme el océano se calienta debido al cambio climático, ruidos más fuertes podrían enmascarar los llamados de otros animales marinos usados para navegar, buscar alimento o pareja.

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Kabuki Actor’s Forgotten Manuscript Yields Clues About 1855 Quake in Japan

Tim Hornyak, Science Writer by Tim Hornyak 8 September 20206 December 2021

Researchers analyzed a survivor’s account of the disaster to better understand future temblors.

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East Africa Invests in Strategies to Manage E-Waste

by H. Mafaranga 4 September 20202 August 2022

As Uganda develops its e-waste policy, neighboring Rwanda establishes a broad-based plan involving incentives and high-tech facilities.

The Danum River runs through a dense tropical forest.
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Restored Tropical Forests Recover Faster Than Those Left Alone

by Mohammed El-Said 3 September 202019 October 2022

The costs of active restoration may be offset by aggressive carbon pricing demanded by the Paris Agreement.

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Ancient “Pickled” Leaves Give a Glimpse of Global Greening

by Kate Evans 3 September 202026 January 2023

A unique fossil lake bed in New Zealand has revealed insights into global climate under elevated levels of carbon dioxide but is now off-limits to scientists.

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Groundwater Crisis in Zimbabwe Brought On by Droughts

by Andrew Mambondiyani 2 September 202019 October 2022

Zimbabwe’s groundwater is disappearing fast, leaving rural communities without water for household and agricultural use.

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Severe Cyclones May Have Played a Role in the Maya Collapse

Lakshmi Supriya, Science Writer by L. Supriya 1 September 202024 August 2023

Sediment cores from the Great Blue Hole reveal that a series of extreme storms hit the region after 900. The storms may have irreparably damaged an already stressed Maya population.

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Wildfires Trigger Long-Term Permafrost Thawing

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 31 August 202019 October 2022

Researchers used satellite data to trace ground subsidence in a permafrost-rich region in eastern Siberia following a wildfire.

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New Tool Quantifies and Predicts Snow Droughts

by David Shultz 31 August 202019 October 2021

A new metric for calculating snow water equivalence relies on three methodologies: modeling, satellite imagery, and direct observation.

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This Week: Hurricanes, Space Weather, and Marvelous Microbes

by AGU 28 August 202019 October 2022

What Earth and space science stories are we recommending this week?

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