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AI-powered algorithm enhances satellite monitoring of air pollution
A research team led by Prof. Shi Chong from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Japanese scientists, has made a significant advancement in satellite-based ...
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Central Asia's cropland may face more than 1,000% rise in heat wave exposure by 2100
A new study led by Prof. Bao Anming from the Institute of Xinjiang Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences warns of a dramatic rise in heat wave exposure across Central Asia's croplands by the end ...
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Colombia's peatlands could be a crucial tool to fight climate change—but first we have to find them
UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Scott Winton has been wading through thick, smelly muck in the tropics for almost a decade. He wouldn't have it any other way. As a wetland ecologist and biogeochemist, ...
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Inactive components in agricultural runoff may be hidden contributors to drinking water hazards
Inactive ingredients in agricultural, pharmaceutical, and other common products have typically been excluded from consideration as potential contaminants in drinking water. However, while these chemicals are inert in certain ...
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Global warming has tripled the length of marine heat waves since 1940, modeling study finds
A trio of environmental scientists at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas—Universidad de las Islas Baleares, working with a pair of meteorologists from the National ...
Three burn parameters can make prescribed forest fires burn safer and cleaner
Prescribed burns literally fight fire with more fire. Often referred to as "beneficial fires," they target areas at risk for wildfires and burn away material that could otherwise fuel a future blaze.
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The 'surprising' effect of drying headwaters on nitrogen dynamics
At the uppermost reaches of stream networks, headwaters dry up during the summer, then burst back into existence when spring brings rain. These nonperennial headwater streams are individually small, but collectively, they ...
Earth Sciences
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Engineering a better beach day: Study identifies critical elevation threshold for barrier island recovery after storms
Driving through almost any coastal town, you'll notice staples of being at the beach: ice-cream stands, seafood shacks, bridges leading to the shore. But what if they all washed away?
Earth Sciences
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Large-scale study in India shows that a pollution market can reduce emissions
In India, much of the population breathes air that is 10 times more polluted than what the World Health Organization considers safe. In a study released in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Yale economists Rohini Pande, ...
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Estuaries around the world expected to become saltier in coming decades
In estuaries—the transitional zones between rivers and the sea—fresh and salt water are constantly battling for dominance. But due to climate change, the saltwater is gaining ground. New research by Utrecht University's ...
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25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is rising
Do you know where your drinking water comes from?
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Scientists trace hailstone origins using chemical fingerprints, overturning decades-old theories
A team of scientists has cracked open one of meteorology's enduring mysteries—how hailstones grow inside storm clouds—using an innovative approach that analyzes chemical signatures locked in the ice. The findings, published ...
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Monsoons and groundwater pumping: How climate change and human interventions drive greening of the Thar desert
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar-led research suggests climate change, increased monsoon rainfall and expanded groundwater pumping have driven substantial vegetation growth in the Thar Desert over the past two decades.
Iraq sandstorm closes airports, puts 3,700 people in hospital
A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said Tuesday.
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Mapping change: Decades of satellite imagery reveal new insights into river mobility
An analysis of satellite imagery of major river systems in the Philippines has revealed surprising insights into how rivers behave, with significant implications for river management in tropical settings.
Earth Sciences
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Study identifies US hotspots for drinking water quality violations and lack of access to safe, clean water
About two million people in the United States lack access to running water or indoor plumbing in their homes. Another 30 million people live where drinking water systems violate safety rules.
Environment
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Airborne microplastics infiltrate plant leaves, raising environmental concerns
Nankai University researchers have found that plant leaves can directly absorb microplastics (MPs) from the atmosphere, leading to a widespread presence of plastic polymers in vegetation. Concentrations of polyethylene terephthalate ...
US climate cuts hurting global science: Europe's weather agency
Europe's meteorological agency says cuts by US President Donald Trump's administration to a key American science agency had hindered the sharing of crucial observations used around the globe to monitor the climate and forecast ...
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Amount of sunlight reaching Earth's surface varies over decades, researchers report
The sun may rise every morning, but the amount of sunlight reaching Earth's surface can substantially vary over decades, according to a perspective article led by an international research team.
Earth Sciences
Apr 15, 2025
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Iraq sandstorm leaves 1,800 people with respiratory problems: Health officials
A sandstorm in central and southern Iraq sent more than 1,800 people to hospitals with respiratory problems on Monday, health officials said.
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Apr 14, 2025
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