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WMO Weathered the Cold War, but Can It Survive Capitalism?

by Bill Morris 26 June 202326 June 2023

After 150 years of international cooperation, meteorology’s “vast machine” is adapting to private weather forecasting.

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Fingerprinting Wood to Curb Illegal Deforestation

Rishika Pardikar, Science Writer by Rishika Pardikar 21 June 202322 August 2023

Researchers developed a new forensic tool for tracing the origins of timber that could enable enforcement of antideforestation legislation in the European Union.

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The Science We Need to Assess Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

by Jaime B. Palter, Jessica Cross, Matthew C. Long, Patrick A. Rafter and Clare E. Reimers 1 June 202325 January 2024

As companies begin selling credits for marine carbon dioxide removal in largely unregulated marketplaces, scientists must develop standards for assessing the effectiveness of removal methods.

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تجاوز حالة العمل من أجل التنوع

by Rebecca Haacker, Melissa Burt and Marissa Vara 19 May 202319 May 2023

إن على الجهود المبذولة لتنويع علوم الأرض أن تتطور من “التبادلية” إلى “التحويلية” بالتركيز على شمول وإنصاف الأفراد بدلا من الفوائد التي يجلبونها للمؤسسات.

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Deep-Sea Sand and Where to Find It

by Emily Shepherd 30 March 202314 March 2024

Ancient underwater avalanches carried sand into the ocean’s abyss during a time when some least expected it.

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Machine Learning Helps Researchers Track Illegal Fishing

by Roberto González 1 March 20231 March 2023

Using machine learning, researchers found that nearly 20% of high seas fishing could be unauthorized.

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How to Build a Climate-Resilient Water Supply

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 9 February 202322 June 2023

Scientists developed a new model to help water utility companies minimize weather-based disruptions to clean water access.

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Seaports Could Lose $67 Billion Yearly from Natural Disasters

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 2 February 202322 March 2023

Small islands and low-income nations face the largest relative monetary losses to their ports and maritime trade.

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The Role of Insurance in Climate Adaption

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 1 February 20231 June 2023

New research tests the promise of insurance to harden the U.S. economy to tropical storms.

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Grains of Sand: Too Much and Never Enough

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 25 January 202317 February 2023

Sand is a foundational element of our cities, our homes, our landscapes and seascapes. How we will interact with the material in the future, however, is less certain.

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