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Satellite image of Hurricane Lester on approach to the island of Hawaii
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La Violencia Aumenta con el Cambio Climático

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 1 April 202018 October 2021

Las tensiones derivadas de los procesos ambientales están llevando a un aumento en la violencia de género en todo el mundo.

A colony of 60,000 pairs of king penguins stands on the exposed gray bedrock of South Georgia.
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How Climate Science Is Expanding the Scale of Ecological Research

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 31 March 202025 April 2022

Tools developed for climate science can help researchers forecast ecological dipoles: the contrasting effects of climate on populations separated by thousands of kilometers.

Illustration of Stone Age villagers shading their eyes from a nearby airburst
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Armageddon at 10,000 BCE

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 30 March 20202 February 2022

Fragments of a comet likely hit Earth 12,800 years ago, and a little Paleolithic village in Syria might have suffered the impact.

Glaciologist Erin Pettit, in a bandana and sunglasses, smiles from the door of a tent in Antarctica.
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Erin Pettit: Glaciologist, Artist, Mentor

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 30 March 202013 December 2021

Between research trips to Antarctica and the Arctic, Pettit regularly leads art- and science-focused wilderness expeditions for young women.

Horses on Arctic snow
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This Week: Adorable Ungulates, Sustainable Agriculture, and COVID

by AGU 27 March 202030 September 2021

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

Thwaites glaciar
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“Terremotos Glaciales” Vistos por Primera Vez en Thwaites

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 26 March 202013 January 2022

Estos eventos sísmicos, provocados por los icebergs que se vuelcan y chocan contra Thwaites, revelan que el glaciar ha perdido parte de su plataforma flotante de hielo.

Aerial photo of a ship in an oil slick
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Leveraging Satellite Sensors for Oil Spill Detection

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 26 March 202018 May 2022

By using multiple remote sensors, scientists can quickly estimate the nature and thickness of oil spills—important factors for containment efforts.

Ears of corn wither on parched stalks
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Predicting Fast Moving Flash Droughts

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 26 March 202018 February 2022

A cross-disciplinary consortium of scientists works to monitor droughts that develop in as little as 2 weeks—whose frequencies are predicted to increase with climate change.

Reindeer walking on snow in a forest
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Reindeer Could Trample Permafrost Thaw

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 25 March 202031 January 2022

Thick, fluffy snow traps summer’s heat in the top layers of Arctic permafrost even as winter chills the air above. Grazing animals stomp that snow flat.

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Podcast: Et Tu, Etna?

Liza Lester, staff writer by L. Lester 24 March 202028 September 2021

Global environmental calamity followed the death of Caesar. The source may have been a volcano in Sicily.

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