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The new tool provides wave flooding predictions for West Maui

A new interactive mapping tool predicts coastal flooding in West Maui under various scenarios of sea-level rise and wave events for residents, property owners,...

Food production impacts Earth and its natural processes

According to new research, food production is already one of the most significant stressors on our planet, but it is made significantly more difficult...

Stranded assets could exact steep costs on fossil energy producers and investors

According to a 2021 study published in the journal Nature, in order to avoid the worst effects of climate change, the majority of the...

First results from the paleomagnetic study of Cumbre Vieja

The first study of the magnetic properties of the lava and ash produced during the 2021 eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano (island of...

More evidence that California weather is trending toward extremes

Kristen Guirguis, a climate researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, led a team that discovered evidence that the risk of...

Lake Michigan water levels are expected to stay well below the near-historic highs of 2020

Another year of lower water levels and wider beaches for the Great Lakes region. July water levels in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are down...

China factories ration power as heatwave sends demand soaring

According to state media, China's lithium hub Sichuan province will ration electricity supply to factories until Saturday as a heatwave drives up power demand...

Ice core taken in Antarctica contains sample of atmosphere from five million years ago

A team of researchers from multiple institutions in the United States has successfully extracted an ice core from Antarctica's Ong Valley that contains samples...

Water in the atmosphere from the Tonga eruption may weaken the ozone layer

Working with a colleague from the University of Edinburgh, a team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Laboratory discovered evidence...

Cloud study demystifies impact of aerosols

According to new research, aerosol particles in the atmosphere have a greater impact on cloud cover but less impact on cloud brightness than previously...

Marine heatwaves have devastating impacts on marine life in the tropical western and central Pacific Ocean region

The study, published in Global and Planetary Change, looks at the frequency, intensity, and duration of marine heatwaves in the future (MHWs). A MHW...

Reconstructing volcanic eruptions to help scientists predict climate risks

Dr. Matthew Toohey (Ph.D.) of the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and Dr. Michael Sigl (Ph.D.) of the University of Bern were part of the...

A satellite study shows most forests around the world are becoming less resilient to change

A small group of researchers from Italy, France, and the United States discovered that most forests around the world are becoming less resilient to...

Tonga volcano ‘afterglow’ causes dazzling skies in Antarctica

Antarctica New Zealand science technician Stuart Shaw, who is stationed at Scott Base for the winter, took these breathtaking photos of the skies above...

A new study finds environmental injustice is key to decoding the climate change debate

Researchers at the University of Miami's (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science discovered that Miami's history of environmental injustice was the...