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Sea levels could rise 27 centimeters more than predicted and put an additional 132 million people in the danger zone by 2100, according to a new and alarming estimate
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (964+ words) Home - Environment - Sea levels could rise 27 centimeters more than predicted and put an additional 132 million people in the danger zone by 2100, according to a new and alarming estimate A new study suggests many coastal risk assessments have been starting from…...
It stands over 100 feet tall, is nearly 200 feet wide at the base, and may be older than many famous monuments; now NOAA believes that this Maug coral may hold clues to the future of reefs
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (755+ words) Home - Environment - It stands over 100 feet tall, is nearly 200 feet wide at the base, and may be older than many famous monuments; now NOAA believes that this Maug coral may hold clues to the future of reefs NOAA researchers working…...
The new paradigm of drought on the Colorado River reveals that vegetation consumes groundwater when it is hotter, which could leave less flow for millions of people
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (967+ words) Home - Environment - The new paradigm of drought on the Colorado River reveals that vegetation consumes groundwater when it is hotter, which could leave less flow for millions of people When summer turns hot and dry in the Colorado River's headwaters,…...
They heated them to 900 C (1, 652 F) for 8 hours, and something unexpected happened: the rice husks and palm fronds barely formed the dreaded "rocks" that clog boilers" and Colombia might have a more reliable rural fuel than we thought
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (646+ words) Rice husks and palm shells may help power rural Colombia while cutting the reactor clogs that drive up costs...
El Ni'o could return as early as May through July 2026, and the latest official forecasts point to a possibility that has many experts on alert
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (980+ words) Home - Environment - El Ni'o could return as early as May through July 2026, and the latest official forecasts point to a possibility that has many experts on alert After several record-warm years, scientists are keeping a close eye on the tropical…...
They tried to slow down the advance of the Sahara with millions of bees. .. and they "melted" at over 70 "C. However, the solution that works is not biology, but geometry on the ground
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (669+ words) Home - Environment - They tried to slow down the advance of the Sahara with millions of bees" and they "melted" at over 70 "C. However, the solution that works is not biology, but geometry on the ground In one of the harshest corners…...
Sea levels are rising at a rate not seen in 4, 000 years, and China's major coastal cities are already on the front lines
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (707+ words) Home - Environment - Sea levels are rising at a rate not seen in 4, 000 years, and China's major coastal cities are already on the front lines Sea levels are climbing at a pace scientists say is unmatched in at least the last…...
He is only 14 years old, used a 10-year-old camera, and won the world's most important macro photography contest with a photo of bees in India
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (939+ words) Rithved lives in the United Arab Emirates but returns regularly to India, where he spends his school breaks exploring farms, backyards, and patches of semi'wild land. On one of those summer visits to Kerala, he spotted a nest belonging to…...
For more than a century, the ocean has prevented a severe global drought, but almost no one has described it that way
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (969+ words) Home - Environment - For more than a century, the ocean has prevented a severe global drought, but almost no one has described it that way What if drought hit several of the world's biggest food-growing regions at the same time? That…...
NASA is monitoring storms from the International Space Station, and what it's observing about blue jets, sprites, and ELVES could forever change the way we predict extreme weather events
1+ week, 1+ day ago (729+ words) Home - Science - NASA is monitoring storms from the International Space Station, and what it's observing about blue jets, sprites, and ELVES could forever change the way we predict extreme weather events If you have ever watched a thunderstorm roll in,…...