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The Not-So-Silent Depths

by Gaye Bayrakci and Frauke Klingelhoefer 9 February 202412 February 2024

A new book reveals that ocean depths are far from silent voids, but are actually alive with noise.

Republican presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley sip from mugs during a commercial break at the CNN Republican presidential debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Candidates Commit to Fossil Fuels at Iowa’s Republican Debate

by Grace van Deelen 11 January 202416 January 2024

On the debate stage and at a separate town hall, DeSantis, Haley, and Trump downplayed climate change in favor of energy independence.

Sedimentos de varios tamaños yacen sobre el fondo marino. Un aura de rayos de sol brilla sobre el océano azul oscuro.
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Arenas de aguas profundas y dónde encontrarlas

by Emily Shepherd 2 October 20232 October 2023

Antiguas avalanchas submarinas llevaron arena al abismo oceánico en el momento en que algunos menos lo esperaban.

Two graphs from the paper.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Using Bayesian Estimation to Improve Methane Inventories

by Donald Wuebbles 21 August 202315 August 2023

A Bayesian, optimal estimation evaluation of state-of-the-art methane inventory with satellite-based emissions from 2009 to 2018 finds substantial differences for livestock, rice, and coal emissions.

Sediments of various sizes sit on the seafloor. A blossoming, white sunbeam flares against the blue backdrop of the sea.
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Deep-Sea Sand and Where to Find It

by Emily Shepherd 30 March 202314 March 2024

Ancient underwater avalanches carried sand into the ocean’s abyss during a time when some least expected it.

Map showing sample locations and a photo of an oil platform in the ocean.
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Remote Sensors See NO2 ‘Hot Spots’ from Offshore Oil Activity

by Jonathan H. Jiang 23 March 202321 March 2023

Satellites can see NO2 pollution from space, but can they detect individual oil and natural gas operations, and are the measurements accurate?

An oil pump appears in the foreground against a background of buildings.
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The “Black Gold” Flowing Under Los Angeles

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 15 November 202222 March 2023

Functioning oil fields, some with cleverly camouflaged infrastructure, are tucked into the urban sprawl of the Los Angeles basin. But recent legislation could change that.

A lit gas stove
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Hazardous Air Pollutants Found in Cooking Stove Gas

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 19 July 202222 December 2022

A Boston study revealed that natural gas piped into homes contained 21 toxins on the EPA’s hazardous air pollutant list.

A street in Guthrie, Okla.
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Understanding Earthquakes Triggered by Wastewater Injection

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 27 June 202227 June 2022

A deep dive into a 2015 Oklahoma earthquake reveals new insights into the dynamics of quakes induced by wastewater injection, and could help inform future earthquake hazard modeling.

Oleoducto en el sitio de derrame de petróleo Bemidji en Minnesota
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Los microbios podrían comer minerales magnéticos en un sitio de derrame de petróleo

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 7 June 20227 June 2022

Nuevos experimentos en un antiguo sitio de derrames de petróleo en Minnesota sugieren que los procesos no biológicos por sí solos no pueden explicar la disminución de la magnetización.

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