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Atlantic hurricane season 2023: El Niño and extreme Atlantic Ocean heat are about to clash

Christina Patricola, Iowa State University The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and forecasters are keeping a close eye on rising ocean temperatures, and not just in the Atlantic. Globally, warm sea surface temperatures that can fuel hurricanes have been off…

May 30, 2023
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The Supreme Court just shriveled federal protection for wetlands, leaving many of these valuable ecosystems at risk

Albert C. Lin, University of California, Davis The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in Sackett v. EPA that federal protection of wetlands encompasses only those wetlands that directly adjoin rivers, lakes and other bodies of water. This is an extremely…

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More than two dozen cities and states are suing Big Oil over climate change – they just got a boost from the US Supreme Court

Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law & Graduate School and John Dernbach, Widener University…

Global warming to bring record hot year by 2028 – probably our first above 1.5°C limit

Andrew King, The University of Melbourne One year in the next five…

Jupiter’s moons hide giant subsurface oceans – two upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to see if these moons could support life

Mike Sori, Purdue University On April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer – or JUICE…

April 13, 2023

Meet the next four people headed to the Moon – how the diverse crew of Artemis II shows NASA’s plan for the future of space exploration

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University On April 3, 2023, NASA announced the four astronauts who will make up the crew of Artemis II, which is scheduled to launch in late 2024. The…

April 3, 2023

‘It can be done. It must be done’: IPCC delivers definitive report on climate change, and where to now

Frank Jotzo, Australian National University and Mark Howden, Australian National University The world is in deep trouble on climate change, but if we really put our shoulder to the wheel we can…

March 20, 2023

A unique collaboration using a virtual Earth-sized telescope shows how science is changing in the 21st century

Sophie Ritson, The University of Melbourne and Niels C.M. Martens, Utrecht University In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration produced the first-ever image of a black hole, stunning the world. Now,…

March 19, 2023

Water in space – a ‘Goldilocks’ star reveals previously hidden step in how water gets to planets like Earth

John Tobin, National Radio Astronomy Observatory Without water, life on Earth could not exist as it does today. Understanding the history of water in the universe is critical to understanding how planets…

March 16, 2023

3 reasons the Willow Arctic oil drilling project was approved – it’s the latest battle in a long fight over Alaska’s North Slope

Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington For more than six decades, Alaska’s North Slope has been a focus of intense controversy over oil development and wilderness protection, with no end in sight.…

March 16, 2023

Night skies are getting 9.6% brighter every year as light pollution erases stars for everyone

Chris Impey, University of Arizona and Connie Walker, National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory For most of human history, the stars blazed in an otherwise dark night sky. But starting around the Industrial…

February 26, 2023

Was Earth already heating up, or did global warming reverse a long-term cooling trend?

Ellie Broadman, University of Arizona and Darrell Kaufman, Northern Arizona University Over the past century, the Earth’s average temperature has swiftly increased by about 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit). The evidence…

February 19, 2023

Seismologists can’t predict an impending earthquake, but longer term forecasts and brief warnings after one starts are possible

Harold Tobin, University of Washington Almost like aftershocks, questions about earthquake prediction tend to follow disasters like the Feb. 6, 2023, Turkey-Syria quake. Could advance notice have prevented some of the devastation?…

February 15, 2023

How dangerous was the Ohio chemical train derailment? An environmental engineer assesses the long-term risks

Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University Headaches and lingering chemical smells from a fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, have left residents worried about their air and water – and misinformation on…

February 15, 2023
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