Tiny slivers of plastic are making it all the way into humans’ guts and into their feces, a new study shows.
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Making Sense of Landslide Danger After Kerala’s Floods
Scientists traveled to Kerala, a state in India recently devastated by severe monsoon rains. They found a vulnerable population that will soon face fresh landslide risks as a new monsoon approaches.
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Subsurface Imaging Sheds Light on Dead Sea Sinkholes
Using seismic waves, researchers study sediment layering near the Dead Sea to reveal how the area’s numerous sinkholes form.
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Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Captured in Seismic Recordings
A flood that thundered through eastern Nepal in July 2016 left a telltale seismic signature and caused more erosion than local monsoon rains, new research shows.
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Wireless Frequency Sharing May Impede Weather Satellite Signals
The delivery of weather satellite imagery is reliable today, but will it stay that way in the future?
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Double Threat to Solar Panels in Space
Protons accelerated in solar storms and electrons accelerated in geospace storms can reduce space mission lifetimes. What is the likelihood of extreme events during geospace storms?
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Nations Work Together to Size Up Caribbean Tsunami Hazards
An international collaboration is using historical records and modeling to assess tsunami potential in this high-risk region.
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Agencies Collaborate to Better Monitor and Model the Environment
Interagency Collaborative for Environmental Modeling and Monitoring: Monitoring and Model Data Fusion; Rockville, Maryland, 24–25 April 2018
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Millions More Americans Face Flood Risks Than Previously Thought
A different modeling approach fills large gaps in the U.S. government’s flood risk estimates, revealing previously overlooked at-risk areas often surrounding small flood-prone streams.
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Lessons from Mexico’s Earthquake Early Warning System
The devastating 2017 Puebla quake provides an opportunity to assess how citizens perceive and use the Mexico City earthquake early warning system.