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Fossilized Micrometeorites Record Ancient CO2 Levels

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 28 August 202528 August 2025

A cadre of iron-rich extraterrestrial particles picked up faint whiffs of our planet’s atmosphere when they fell to Earth millions of years ago.

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Posted inResearch & Developments

NASA Planning for Unauthorized Shutdown of Carbon Monitoring Satellites

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 5 August 20255 August 2025

Despite warnings that their actions are illegal, Duffy and other senior NASA officials have continued to secretly direct NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellites missions specifically designed to monitor global carbon dioxide.

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Verdaderas soluciones climáticas están debajo de nosotros

by Peter Reiners 29 July 20257 August 2025

Es momento de aceptar que el almacenamiento duradero de carbono en el subsuelo, junto con la reducción de emisiones, debe ser parte del plan para mitigar los efectos del cambio climático, y las geociencias deben desempeñar un papel central.

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Deep Root Respiration Helps Break Down Rocks

by Marc F. P. Bierkens 2 July 20252 July 2025

The carbon dioxide that results from respiration in and around deep roots is an essential component in the chemical weathering of sandstone rock soils.

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Coverage Factors Affect Urban CO2 Monitoring from Space

by Donald Wuebbles 12 June 202512 June 2025

Orbital mechanics and environmental factors limiting the ability of Orbiting Carbon Observatory missions to collect data in space and time affect city-level monitoring, reporting, and verification goals. 

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理解土壤湿度的关键可能在于简化

by Saima May Sidik 5 June 20255 June 2025

一个仅考虑降水和地表净辐射的简化模型似乎可以解决长期存在的问题。

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Simplicity May Be the Key to Understanding Soil Moisture

by Saima May Sidik 23 May 20255 June 2025

A pared-down model that considers only precipitation and net surface radiation seems to solve long-standing problems.

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Real Climate Solutions Are Beneath Us

by Peter Reiners 2 May 202526 August 2025

It’s time to accept that durable subsurface carbon storage, along with emissions reductions, must be part of the plan to mitigate the effects of climate change—and geoscience must play a central role.

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An Air Parcel’s Journey Through the Stratosphere

by Hella Garny 25 April 202525 April 2025

The “age of stratospheric air” measures the speed of the global transport circulation in the stratosphere, which is crucial for understanding the distribution of important trace gases, like ozone.

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Posted inEditors' Highlights

Peatland Plantations in Southeast Asia are Carbon Hotspots

by Valeriy Ivanov 26 March 202526 March 2025

A new study reports a rare set of data on greenhouse gas production and transport for a tropical peatland plantation showing exceptionally high concentrations of dissolved organic carbon.

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