Direct climate change link to 2026 historic drought
This year’s devastating snow drought in the Upper Colorado River Basin was made 14 times more likely by…
Global assessment shows blue carbon wealth dominated by ocean processes and unevenly distributed across countries
Data sources and spatial harmonization We compiled updated datasets on blue carbon ecosystem extent, annual carbon sequestration, biological…
NYC shark sightings are up in 2026 — experts think they know why
Is it a sign of the a-jaw-calypse? Just when you thought it was safe to go back in…
Trump is punishing Canada for wildfire smoke for bizarre reasons.
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Hawaii’s corals were exposed to polluted water and lost energy needed to survive warming seas, with the same damage seen in two very different species
Corals (Representative image) Human activity is changing coral reefs in ways that go far beyond what we can…
Antarctic Meltwater Is Making Glaciers Slide Faster Toward the Ocean
Researchers drilled deep into an East Antarctic glacier and uncovered direct evidence of a process that could accelerate…
CO2 in human blood is rising with the atmosphere
For most of human evolution, the air held about 300 parts per million of carbon dioxide. It has…
Amazon Soy Moratorium: Amazon soy pact collapse could drive 1.4 million hectares of deforestation in Brazil by 2036, new study finds
For nearly two decades, a handshake agreement saved the Amazon from the chainsaws. Soy traders promised not to…
Marin officials explore sea-level collaboration options
Marin County and local municipalities can’t address rising seas individually, but now is not the time to form…
Gulf of Mexico’s rapid warming threatens Louisiana’s coast | Environment
Batting away snakes, Wilkie Declouet trudged through chest-deep water to reach his front door. Hurricane Ida had flooded…
New study shows how renewable project locations can reduce blackout risks
MIT researchers have developed a new framework that could help energy planners decide where to build renewable energy…
The World’s Highest-Living Mammal Is Rewriting the Limits of Life
The Andean leaf-eared mouse has the same kind of muscle tissue as a marathon runner, one of multiple…