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A reef teems with life in shallow water.
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Shifts in Tectonic Plates Change Biodiversity

by Danielle Beurteaux 19 September 202319 September 2023

A 36-million-year cycle of marine biodiversity booms and busts matches the movements of plate tectonics, linking what happens deep below the ocean to what’s happening in it.

Three soil blocks from a subice core taken in Camp Century, Greenland
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Greenland Was Much Greener 416,000 Years Ago

by Bill Morris 31 August 20238 September 2023

A fresh analysis of a historic ice core has revealed evidence of a much smaller ice cap.

World map showing geographic distribution of coastal adaptation studies.
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Gaps and Challenges in Coastal Adaptation Research

by Gonéri Le Cozannet 22 August 202322 August 2023

A new study reviews 650 empirical studies on coastal adaptation, revealing knowledge gaps on its implementation, policy, governance, and economic contexts, especially in the Global South.

Maps showing the high-resolution ocean model ECCO.
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Going with the Flow: New Tool Improves Sea Level Projections

by Nicholas Golledge 4 May 20231 May 2023

By bringing together multiple data sources a new statistical method aims to improve the accuracy with which we might predict future ice melt in Greenland.

Diagram of the carbon cycling in Subglacial Lake Mercer.
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Clues from a Subglacial Lake for Holocene Grounding Line Change

by Susan Trumbore 2 May 20231 May 2023

Organic carbon sampled in the lake contained radiocarbon, indicating connection to the ocean in the mid-Holocene, when the grounding line was up to 260 kilometers inland of its current position.

The lower part of Bear Glacier, Alaska, tripled in velocity in 2019, a phenomenon largely attributable to an ice-dammed lake suddenly draining through it.
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Redefining “Glacial Pace”

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 24 April 202324 April 2023

As Earth’s climate warms, glaciers and ice sheets are retreating, cracking, and adding to sea level rise at record speeds.

Diagrams from the paper
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A Turning Point for Estuaries Worldwide

by Gonéri Le Cozannet 4 April 20237 June 2023

As estuarine barriers are built in response to sea level rise, flooding, and salinization, more research is needed to better understand their implications for human activities and ecosystems.

Two hurricanes shown against a dark ocean. A chain of small islands is visible on the left.
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Back-to-Back Hurricanes Could Become Common by 2100

by Nathaniel Scharping 30 March 202330 March 2023

New research shows back-to-back hurricanes could strike the United States every few years by 2100.

A white landscape with five people standing around a white tower with a yellow cylinder hanging vertically in the middle
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“Icefin” Investigates a Glacial Underbelly

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 15 March 202316 March 2023

An instrument-laden submersible reveals where—and how rapidly—the Antarctic glacier is melting.

Two maps using colors to show flood depths.
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An Innovative Approach to Model Complex Hurricane Flood Hazards

by Andra Garner 12 January 202311 January 2023

A new study shows that it is possible to produce regional assessments of how hurricane flood hazards change due to both evolving storm tides and precipitation rates in a warming climate.

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