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A hydroelectric dam has a very full reservoir at the top and seven release valves open. The reservoir is full of blue-green water, and there are snowcapped mountains in the background.
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Drought Leads to More Fossil Fuel Emissions

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 4 August 20234 August 2023

Hydropower lost in one area is often replaced by fossil fuel power produced elsewhere—and renewable energy sources may struggle to meet electricity demands caused by more frequent dry spells.

Diagrams showing footprint, flux maps and hotspot maps.
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Sleuthing for Culprits of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

by Ankur R. Desai 23 August 202228 September 2022

A new approach to detect hot spots of methane emissions with eddy covariance flux towers proves to be a worthy contender.

Sandeep Pai (left) interviews a third-generation coal worker who lives in the mining community of Jharia in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
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Sandeep Pai: A Just Transition to Clean Energy

by Saima May Sidik 25 July 202221 March 2023

Making sure people whose incomes rely on fossil fuels aren’t left behind as alternative energy sources become more established.

A truck emits a cloud of pollution while driving in Cameroon.
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Side Benefits of Climate Action May Save Millions of Lives in Africa

by Saima May Sidik 21 June 20221 June 2023

Premature deaths due to air pollution would decline across the continent.

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Fossil Fuels Drive Increase in Atmospheric Helium

by Jennifer Schmidt 9 June 202219 July 2022

After decades of uncertainty, scientists have finally shown that fossil fuel extraction has flooded the atmosphere with 4He.

A collage of methane sources
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A Climate Mystery Warns Us to Heed the Unknown

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 7 April 202226 April 2023

The Curve is a series charting the mysterious rise of methane in our atmosphere and the quest to find its source.

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

by Andrew Mambondiyani 15 February 202227 March 2023

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

A gray and tan pipeline crosses horizontally along the bottom of the image with a bright orange plastic construction fence draped over it. A yellow sign reading “Warning: Petroleum Pipeline” sits in the center of the image. In the background are a tall wooden fence, the top of a two-story house, bare trees, and a clear blue sky.
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A Gas Pipeline Investigation Built on Community-Centered Ideas

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 17 December 2021

From developing a research question to enacting solutions, environmental justice requires community engagement in every step of the scientific process.

The Zapolyarnoye gas field in the Russian Arctic in 2013
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Projection: $110 Billion in Repairs for Russian Pipelines on Permafrost

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 16 December 20218 September 2022

Permafrost thaw is a major threat to pipelines in the Russian Arctic, particularly those carrying natural gas.

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Forecasting Geohazards in the Age of Gas Hydrate Exploitation

by Fanni Daniella Szakal 3 November 202131 July 2023

A curious breath-like pattern exhibited by gas hydrates may help forecast hazards associated with extracting them from the seafloor.

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