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The world’s fastest-warming continent bakes beneath a record-breaking heat dome

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Europe, gripped by a record-breaking heatwave, is warming faster than any other continent and extends into the rapidly heating Arctic. Britain, Ireland, and France have already set new May temperature records, with even more extreme heat expected in the days ahead. A heat dome is driving the scorching conditions, trapping a mass of hot air […]

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As Antarctic Ice Melts, Mercury Is Released Into the Ocean

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Over the past two centuries, Antarctica has accumulated significant amounts of mercury pollution, despite efforts to preserve the continent’s largely untouched environment. Mercury occurs naturally through volcanic activity and the weathering of rocks. However, human activities such as fossil fuel combustion and mining have greatly increased mercury levels in the environment. Antarctica’s Ice Has Trapped

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Arctic Ocean crosses a tipping point with little chance of recovery

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A new study suggests that the rapid loss of Arctic sea ice is causing a significant decline in nitrate, a vital nutrient for plankton and the wider marine ecosystem. Scientists warn that this could affect fish, seabirds, and marine mammals while reducing the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb atmospheric carbon. Melting sea ice exposes shallow

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Scientists warn that oxygen levels in Earth’s waters are quietly declining

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Scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography warn that declining oxygen levels in oceans and freshwater systems could push Earth beyond a safe ecological limit, with some impacts lasting centuries. The review examines aquatic deoxygenation, the decline of oxygen in oceans and freshwater systems, and its effects on the nine Earth system processes

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Scientists Create Artificial Cloud to Advance Rain Research

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Dutch scientists created an artificial cloud in a glass chamber to study rain formation and explore uses in climatology and drought prevention. Miniature Cloud Experiment Replicates the Water Cycle Researchers simulated condensation conditions on a small scale until droplets combined and fell as raindrops. This scaled-down version of a natural process successfully replicated part of

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Air Pollution Cuts in East Asia May Have Sped Up Global Warming

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A new study published Monday (July 14) in Communications Earth and Environment reveals that efforts to reduce air pollution in East Asia have contributed to a faster pace of global warming. Global warming—primarily driven by greenhouse gas emissions—has been accelerating over the past 15 years, causing record-high surface temperatures. During this same period, East Asian

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Climate Change’s Earliest Detectable Sign Emerged 130 Years Ago

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Had 19th-century scientists possessed today’s advanced atmospheric tools, they might have detected the earliest signs of climate change caused by human activity—specifically, the burning of coal and wood. Scientists Suggest Climate Change Could Have Been Detected as Early as 1885 In a recent thought experiment, a group of Earth and atmospheric scientists concluded that, with

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Finland Powers Up World’s Largest Sand Battery with Promising Economics

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It may not look like much, but Finland has just powered up the world’s largest sand battery—a massive 49-foot silo filled with 2,000 metric tons of crushed rock. Yes, actual sand. This type of thermal energy storage system works by using electricity—often from renewable sources—to heat sand or crushed rock. The stored heat can then

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A Huge Saharan Dust Plume Is Headed Toward the United States

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Dust from the Sahara Desert is set to drift over the southeastern United States this week, part of an annual weather phenomenon that doesn’t always make it as far as North America. Saharan Air Layer Sends Thick Dust Plumes Across Atlantic Each Summer, Driven by Tropical Winds and Moist Ocean Air The dust originates from

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