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Three side-by-side images show (left to right) a wildfire in a forest, roadside flooding into a sinkhole, and the Big Sur coastline in California. The three images fade from one into the next.
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Hazards Scientist David Applegate Nominated for USGS Director

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 14 March 202215 March 2022

If confirmed, Applegate would fill a yearlong vacancy at the head of the agency.

People walk around the urban park near the Osman Sagar reservoir in Hyderabad, India.
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Weighing the Benefits of Urban Greening

by Rishika Pardikar 2 March 202229 September 2022

City communities may need to consider whether water absorption or cooling benefits are more important when designing urban greening.

A wetland
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Climate Report Rebukes Overshoot Plans with “Irreversible Consequences”

by Jenessa Duncombe 28 February 202228 February 2022

Many pathways to stopping climate change involve overshooting 1.5°C temporarily. The latest synthesis of 34,000 references says that’s a bad idea.

Satellite image of Earth’s Eastern Hemisphere.
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An Indian Ocean Network to Keep Track of Climate

by Rishika Pardikar 2 February 20226 June 2022

Until this decade, the Indian Ocean was not well monitored. Today, the Indian Ocean Observing System helps with both weather monitoring and climate modeling.

An underwater photograph of black potato-sized polymetallic nodules scattered on the seafloor
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The 2-Year Countdown to Deep-Sea Mining

by Jenessa Duncombe 24 January 202230 June 2022

A small island nation is forcing the hand of international regulators to finalize rules for deep-sea mining, but scientists say the environmental consequences are not yet clear.

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Lo que una nueva orden ejecutiva significa para frenar las emisiones de metano

by Rishika Pardikar 18 January 202218 January 2022

La orden ejecutiva de Biden llama a considerar una nueva regulación de metano que viene justo después de un nuevo análisis global del impacto del combustible en el cambio climático.

Image of dairy cows lined up inside a barn, with one cow facing forward
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Midwest Livestock Operations Linked to Rise in Ammonia Pollution

by Grace van Deelen 14 December 202126 April 2022

For the first time, scientists have linked high-density animal operations in the U.S. Midwest to rising air pollution from ammonia, suggesting need for increased regulation from the EPA.

Plot comparing the efficiency with which flood risk management is carried out and the effect on addressing socio-economic inequality.
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Pro-Poor Flood Risk Management Can Reduce Urban Inequality

by Jim Hall 7 December 202119 October 2022

Rich people’s aversion to flood risk results in poor people living in the most vulnerable locations poverty. Pro-poor flood risk management policies could have a significant impact on inequality.

Black and white image taken from the air of a massive plume of smoke and a pyrocumulonimbus cloud over Earth’s surface
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Geoscientists Can Help Reduce the Threat of Nuclear Weapons

by Alan Robock and Stewart C. Prager 2 December 20213 December 2021

A nuclear war would claim many lives from its direct impacts and cause rapid climate change that would further imperil humanity. Scientists can help shape policies to put us on a safer path.

Nevado del Ruiz volcano seen on a cloudless morning from the western hills of Bogotá
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How the Armero Tragedy Changed Volcanology in Colombia

by Santiago Flórez and Camilo Garzón 30 November 202121 March 2022

The deadly eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in 1985 made Colombian volcanologists realize that studying natural phenomena was irrelevant if they could not share their knowledge to avoid predictable tragedies.

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