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Investigating Rainfall-Rich Periods in North America

by Alberto Montanari 3 April 20253 April 2025

A record of soil moisture that extends over one thousand years allows for the investigation of occurrence and causes of modern and historical rainfall-rich periods.

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Characterizing the Space Between Clouds and Clear Sky

by Susan Trumbore 7 February 20257 February 2025

The area near clouds is often classified as ‘clear sky’, but a new study demonstrates the potential biases of misclassifying these transition zones and their significance for Earth’s energy budget.

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Three Studies Point to El Niño as Key to 2023 Record Global Heat

by Kristopher B. Karnauskas 28 January 202528 January 2025

Three recent studies reveal how the interplay between El Niño and long-term global warming drove the record-breaking global temperatures of 2023.

Aerial view of a wildfire
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An Atmospheric Pattern Over the Pacific Influences Western U.S. Wildfire Risk

by Benjamin Sulman 27 January 202523 January 2025

The West Pacific pattern correlates with high pressure, increased temperature, decreased precipitation, and higher burned area during autumn in the western United States.

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Aerosols Could Be Weakening Summertime Circulation

by Rebecca Owen 18 December 202418 December 2024

Anthropogenic aerosol emissions may be a culprit behind weakening jet streams and weather systems in the Northern Hemisphere.

Landslides on abandoned coastal cliffs triggered by the 17 December 2024 Mw=7.3 Port Vila Earthquake in Vanuatu.
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Landslides from the Mw=7.3 17 December 2024 Port Vila Earthquake in Vanuatu

by Dave Petley 18 December 202418 December 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. It has been widely reported that an M=7.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu on 17 December 2024 at 12:47 local time. Wikipedia is referring to this as the Port Vila Earthquake as the epicentre […]

Swirls of colored lines through the Atlantic Ocean
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The North Atlantic Is Getting Saltier

by Saugat Bolakhe 29 October 202429 October 2024

The Atlantic is already the saltiest of Earth’s oceans, and parts of it are getting saltier. Winds and warming may be to blame.

A submersible vessel explores a polymetallic nodule field on the seafloor in the Pacific Ocean.
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The Unexpected Role of Magnetic Microbes in Deep-Sea Mining

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 26 September 202424 April 2025

A new study highlights the co-occurrence of magnetic bacteria and polymetallic nodules and may offer insights into how the mineral-rich nodules form on the ocean floor.

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Sensing Remote Realms of the Deep Ocean on Earth—and Beyond

by Anastasia G. Yanchilina, Laura E. Rodriguez, Roy Price, Laura M. Barge and Pablo Sobron 29 August 202417 October 2024

A novel laser-equipped probe is collecting measurements of deep-sea geochemical environments that once seemed impossible to gather, pointing the way toward future explorations of other ocean worlds.

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Corals Are Simplistic When Conditions Are Acidic

by Anupama Chandrasekaran 16 August 202416 August 2024

Increasing ocean acidity could spell trouble for fish that depend on corals’ many branches for protection.

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