New research reveals the cause of Mexico City’s rapidly sinking and fracturing ground.
Climate Change
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Rising Sea Levels Bring a Tidal Change to Tourism
A series of industry posters reimagines iconic locales in light of sea level rise and issues a call for action against climate change.
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Many U.S. Cities Severely Underreport Their CO2 Emissions
Although unintentional, these errors may undercut local government efforts to tackle climate change.
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Mapping the People, Places, and Problems of Permafrost Thaw
By combining demography data with permafrost maps, researchers provide a first count of the population on permafrost and predict its imminent decline.
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Tracing Water from River to Aquifer
A new technique using dissolved noble gas tracers sheds light on how water moves through an aquifer, with implications for water resources and their vulnerability to climate change.
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Warming Oceans Are Making the Climate Crisis Significantly Worse
Humans have locked in at least 20 feet of sea level rise—can we still fix it?
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Landslides Mar the “Pearl of Africa”
Behind Uganda’s lavish beauty, climate change has taken its toll: Death, destroyed properties, and displaced communities increase as above-normal rainfall floods the country.
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Five Culinary Winners and Losers of Climate Change
From wines in Canada to mushrooms in the Czech Republic, some foods will fare better than others on a hot planet.
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拉丁美洲环境观测网络的缺口
尽管拉丁美洲对全球碳和水循环具有显著影响，但其在FLUXNET站点中所占的比例相对较小，这限制了该观测网络在该地区的代表性。
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Using Satellite Data to Map Air Pollution and Improve Health
NASA scientists will be teaming up with epidemiologists in the agency’s first health-focused mission. With satellite data, they’ll find out how air pollution affects health in cities around the world.