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Repeating rainbow lines overlain on a grayscale topographic map of a section of Thwaites Glacier
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Radar Data Show Thwaites Gets a Daily Bath of Warm Seawater

by Anupama Chandrasekaran 27 June 202427 June 2024

The Doomsday Glacier, predicted to raise global sea level by more than half a meter, could be exposed to more warm ocean water than previously thought.

Two maps from the paper.
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Dual Tsunami Generation from Atmospheric and Oceanic Sources

by Ryan P. Mulligan 24 June 202424 June 2024

The 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption generated waves that propagated across the Pacific Ocean. A new analysis of sea level measurements is used to dissect the difference in wave components from two sources.

Graph from the paper.
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Repeated Coseismic Uplift Above the Patton Bay Splay Fault, Alaska

by Daniel Melnick 30 May 20243 June 2024

Stratigraphic and diatom analyses suggest ruptures of the Patton Bay splay fault occurred together with half of the documented great Alaskan megathrust earthquakes during the past 4,200 years.

Satellite image of a barrier island.
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Barrier Islands Are at the Forefront of Climate Change Adaptation

by Gonéri Le Cozannet 12 April 202412 April 2024

Coastal evolution modeling sheds light on the impacts of coastal development and adaptation decisions on barrier islands in the era of sea-level rise.

Houses and roads in a shallow bay with green mountains in the background
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American Samoa’s Sinking Land Speeds Up Sea Level Rise

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 29 March 202429 March 2024

A new interactive tool is helping residents understand how their lands and homes are at risk.

Illustration from the study.
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The Unexplored Microbial Life in Subterranean Estuaries

by Marguerite A. Xenopoulos 28 March 202427 March 2024

A new study reveals that microbial life in subterranean estuaries is threatened by anthropogenic activities.

Global map with dots.
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Where and How Sea-Level Rise Threatens Coastal Areas and Communities

by Alberto Montanari 19 March 202418 March 2024

To better understand how sea-level rise threatens coastal areas, scientists propose a new indicator to estimate the risk of coastal flooding under climate change.

Photo of an iceberg in water.
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Deep Learning Tackles Deep Uncertainty 

by Nicholas Golledge 26 January 202424 January 2024

A new method based on artificial intelligence could help accelerate projections of polar ice melt and future sea level rise.

On a flooded street in Lagos, a yellow vehicle’s wheels are submerged in water, and people walk around the water on a sidewalk.
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Sinking Cities and Rising Waters

by Leigh Dorsey 8 December 20238 December 2023

Climate-driven sea level rise combines with land subsidence in some of Africa’s fastest-growing cities.

Glaciar blanco azulado de superficie irregular, rodeado en primer plano por agua de mar y en el fondo por montañas nevadas de color oscuro.
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El estallido de burbujas acelera el deshielo de los glaciares

by Erin Martin-Jones 28 November 202328 November 2023

Tener en cuenta el efecto burbuja podría mejorar las estimaciones sobre el deshielo de los glaciares submarinos y prever mejor su contracción a medida que se calientan los océanos.

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