Ozone loss, perhaps as a consequence of a warming climate, may have been responsible for a catastrophic loss of biodiversity.
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El Ciclo del Carbono en el Agujero Azul Más Profundo de la Tierra
Científicos encuentran nuevos extremos mientras investigan el ciclo del carbono en el agujero azul de Yongle.
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“Now Is the Time” for Green Recovery, Scientists Say
Otherwise, fossil fuel emissions will return to normal.
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Visualizing the Deep Carbon Cycle
Geoscientists have created animations to help visualize different components of Earth’s carbon cycle.
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How Does a Greening Arctic Affect Groundwater Recharge?
New research examines how shifts in aboveground ecology influence belowground hydrology in the Arctic.
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Frequently Dry Waterways Still Contribute to Carbon Emissions
A new international collaboration found that dry inland waters—no matter where they were located—contributed significant global carbon dioxide emissions.
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Is Climate Variability Organized?
Most climate variability is organized by a simple principle—scaling laws—allowing us to understand past and future climate change.
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Education May Increase Emissions but Mitigate Human Cost of Climate Change
Increasing education in the developing world could lead to a modest increase in carbon emissions due to economic growth, but education could also reduce the negative impact of climate change on vulnerable populations.
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Bridging the Gap Between Weather and Climate Predictions
A special collection on subseasonal-to-seasonal prediction presents the latest progress in filling the gap between short-term weather prediction and longer-term climate prediction.
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Eruption and Emissions Take Credit for Ocean Carbon Sink Changes
A new model explains why the ocean’s capacity to take up carbon was reduced on a decadal scale, by accounting for reduced pCO2 emissions and ocean state changes due to the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo.