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Brown river water rushes through a downtown area with industrial and residential buildings in the background.
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U.S. Businesses May Be Required to Report Emissions, Climate Risk

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 22 March 202218 April 2022

The proposed rules seek to give investors more complete and standardized climate risk information. The move would bring U.S. policy closer to international standards.

Coals smolder in a dark fireplace.
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Coal Seam Fires Burn Beneath Communities in Zimbabwe

by Andrew Mambondiyani 15 February 202221 March 2022

Underground fires threaten the health of people and livestock living near mines supporting the country’s growing coal industry.

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Moving Beyond the Business Case for Diversity

by Rebecca Haacker, Melissa Burt and Marissa Vara 9 February 202210 May 2022

Efforts to diversify the geosciences must evolve from transactional to transformational, emphasizing the inclusion of and equity for individuals over the benefits they bring to institutions.

Example of how, given the presence of aurora, an over-the-horizon radar based in Scotland might be used to track an aircraft at 10 km altitude in a region to the north.
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Can Aurora Enhance Radar Monitoring of Arctic Aviation?

by Michael A. Hapgood 2 February 202215 March 2022

Enhanced E-region ionization produced by the aurora can be used to reflect signals from over-the-horizon radars and thus enable those radars to better monitor aviation in Arctic regions.

Ocean thermal energy conversion plant on Kume Island, Japan
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The Century-Old Renewable You’ve Never Heard Of

by Mark Betancourt 24 January 202218 April 2022

Ocean thermal energy conversion could power the world’s tropical islands, if it ever gets out of the “innovation valley of death.”

Three deep-sea mining machines parked on shore dwarf two people wearing bright yellow jackets.
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The 2-Year Countdown to Deep-Sea Mining

by Jenessa Duncombe 24 January 202218 April 2022

A small island nation is forcing the hand of international regulators to finalize rules for deep-sea mining, but scientists say the environmental consequences are not yet clear.

Image of a sawmill in Northern California.
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Clever Wood Use Could Mitigate Wildfires and Climate Change

by Andrew Chapman 5 January 202221 March 2022

California plans to use forest thinning to reduce wildfire risk. New research suggests the state could also see a climate benefit by repurposing waste wood produced by thinning.

A bright blue light is seen just under the water’s surface off the back of a docked boat.
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A Bright, LED-Lit Future for Ocean Sciences

by Collin P. Ward 20 December 202118 April 2022

LEDs have taken over the global lighting market. Now it’s time for this versatile, low-cost, and energy-efficient technology to illuminate oceanic processes.

Offshore wind farm off Block Island, R.I.
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Ocean Terrain and the Engineering Challenges for Offshore Wind Farms

by Katherine Kornei 22 November 202122 November 2021

Deep coastal seabeds, glacial erratics, and other geophysical hurdles stand in the way of offshore wind farm proliferation. Researchers, engineers, and organizations are adapting and inventing ways to harness the breeze.

El componente exterior de una bomba de calor residencial
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Las bombas de calor pueden reducir las emisiones de los hogares, pero no en todas partes

by Jackie Rocheleau 13 October 202121 March 2022

Un nuevo estudio muestra que, en los lugares correctos, las bombas de calor pueden ayudar a los propietarios a reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, ahorrar en costos de calefacción y aire acondicionado, y promover la salud pública.

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