Geography News
February 12, 2025
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Feb. 11, 2025 — Volatile organic compounds (VOC), usually associated with poor indoor air, were discovered in Finland in a borehole more than two kilometres deep. Previously, groundwater dating back tens of millions of years was found in the ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more accurate projections of sea level rise. The team modeled Antarctica's subglacial environment. The dataset represents the ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that will help predict endangered whale habitat, guiding ships along the Atlantic coast to avoid them. The tool is designed to prevent ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — In 2018, the side of the Anak Krakatau volcano collapsed in a powerful eruption and produced a tsunami that killed hundreds and injured thousands on nearby Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. A new ...
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Feb. 10, 2025 — Conserving and restoring Southeast Asia's carbon-rich peatlands and mangroves could mitigate more than 50 per cent of the region's land-use carbon emissions, according to a new international study. ...
Feb. 10, 2025 — Beryllium-10, a rare radioactive isotope produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere, provides valuable insights into the Earth's geological history. A research team has discovered an unexpected ...
Feb. 10, 2025 — Researchers have designed an alternative, autonomous observational method to monitor the Arctic's melting ice, which holds promise for improving the autonomy of marine vehicles, aiding in maritime ...
Feb. 7, 2025 — Based on the current pledges of countries for limiting their emissions of greenhouse gases, global temperatures are projected to reach 2.7 degrees Celsius beyond pre-industrial levels by the end of ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth. An ambitious, multinational research project has ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — A recent theory proposes that whales weren't just predators in the ocean environment: Nutrients that whales excreted may have provided a key fertilizer to these marine ecosystems. Oceanographers now ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — An international team of researchers has shown that countless tiny ice quakes take place in one of Greenland's mightiest ice streams. This finding will allow the flowing of the ice sheet and ...
Feb. 5, 2025 — What created the Noto Peninsula landscape we know today? After examining the devastation from the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, researchers have a ...
Feb. 5, 2025 — A new climate modeling study presents a new scenario of how climate and life on our planet would change in response to a potential future strike of a medium-sized (~500 m) ...
Feb. 5, 2025 — Reducing sulphur in the air may inadvertently increase natural emissions of methane from wetlands such as peatlands and swamps, a new study has ...
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Feb. 4, 2025 — Computer models reveal how human-driven climate change will dramatically overhaul critical nutrient cycles in the ocean. Researchers report evidence that marine nutrient cycles -- essential for ...
Feb. 4, 2025 — Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some ...
Feb. 4, 2025 — New assessment warns area the size of the USA will become too hot during extreme heat events for even healthy young humans to maintain a safe body temperature if we hit 2 degrees Celsuis above ...
Feb. 4, 2025 — New, groundbreaking research shows how, at a local scale, agricultural research and development led to improved crop varieties that resulted in global benefits to the environment and food system ...
Feb. 3, 2025 — A new international study highlights the severity of climate change impacts across African mountains, how farmers are adapting, and the barriers they face -- findings relevant to people living in ...
Feb. 3, 2025 — A recent study has revealed a startling public health threat: About 17 million people are at risk of gastrointestinal problems due to excessive sulfate levels in groundwater. This alarming finding ...
Feb. 3, 2025 — More crevasse activity could lead to positive feedback loop threatening Greenland glacier's ...
Feb. 3, 2025 — Detailed study of a Greenland glacier's flow rate reveals the impact of environmental ...
Jan. 31, 2025 — A new study of satellite imagery and high-resolution climate model data upends previous assumptions and provides insight about how the atmosphere and ocean weather patterns interact. The new research ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ocean, where it can contribute to climate ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Experts from the global Earth science community have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to try to help others prepare for similar ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Sharks and rays have populated the world's oceans for around 450 million years, but more than a third of the species living today are severely threatened by overfishing and the loss of their ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated the environment with lead early on in antiquity. Geoscientists conducted ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Scientists have successfully analyzed more than 30 years of vital data on the thickness of landfast sea ice in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, which will prove useful to measure future impacts of ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — New research from a team of tropical biologists forecasts some of the changes that may occur in the Amazon rainforest as temperatures rise due to climate ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — An international research team has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the Zagros Mountains in the Kurdistan region of Iraq on how much the surface of the Earth has bent over the last ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — In the most comprehensive global analysis of genetic diversity ever undertaken, an international team of scientists has found that the genetic diversity is being lost across the globe but that ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Grasslands in Asia and North America differ in their responses to drought, according to a new article. The findings show that differences in the dominant grasses and lower species diversity in the ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — New research highlights the benefits of combining existing long-term plankton monitoring programs and emerging technologies in monitoring the health of our ...
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Climate Change Is Overhauling Marine Nutrient Cycles
- Globetrotting Not in the Genes
- Half a Degree Further Rise in Global Warming Will Triple Area of Earth Too Hot for Humans
- New Study Assesses Impact of Agricultural Research Investments on Biodiversity, Land Use
Monday, February 3, 2025
- Study Examines How African Farmers Are Adapting to Mountain Climate Change
- Global Groundwater Sulfate Distribution Map Uncovers Public Health Risks for 17 Million People
- More, Bigger Crevasses Open Up in Greenland Ice Sheet, Threatening Increased Sea Level Rise
- Temperature, Rainfall and Tides Speed Glacier Flow on a Daily Basis
Friday, January 31, 2025
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Groundwater in Arctic Is Delivering More Carbon Into the Ocean Than Was Previously Known
- Polar Bear Population Decline the Direct Result of Extended 'energy Deficit' Due to Lack of Food
- Earth Scientists Study Sikkim Flood in India to Help Others Prepare for Similar Disasters
- Sharks and Rays Benefit from Global Warming, but Not from CO2 in the Oceans
- Lead Contamination in Ancient Greece Points to Societal Change
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- Antarctic Fast Ice Secrets
- A Window Into the Future of Amazonia
- Oceanic Plate Between Arabian and Eurasian Continental Plates Is Breaking Away
- Landmark Genetic Study: Fresh Shoots of Hope on the Tree of Life
- Research Contrasts Drought Sensitivity of Eurasian and North American Grasslands
- Pairing Old and New Technologies Could Unlock Advances in Plankton Science
- Protecting the Plains: Conserving Prairie Dogs Will Revitalize North America's Grasslands
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Ocean-Surface Warming Four Times Faster Now Than Late-1980s
- Mapping Antarctica's Hidden Ice-Free Lands: A Blueprint for Conservation
- Antarctic Ice Sheet Faces 'death by a Thousand Cuts'
Monday, January 27, 2025
- Unveiling Japan's Geological History Through Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits
- Unraveling the Connection Between Canadian Wildfires and Arctic Ice Clouds
- Underwater Mud Volcanos Are a Haven for Marine Organisms
- Preserving Asian Horseshoe Crab Populations Through Targeted Conservation Strategies
- Global Sea Level Very Likely to Rise Between 0.5 and 1.9 Meters by 2100 Under High-Emissions Scenario
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Friday, January 24, 2025
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Extreme Climate Pushed Thousands of Lakes in West Greenland 'across a Tipping Point,' Study Finds
- New Evidence Suggests Megaflood Refilled the Mediterranean Sea Five Million Years Ago
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- The Megadroughts Are Upon Us
- Thawing Permafrost Threatens Up to Three Million People in Arctic Regions
- Speleothem and Ice Cores: Natural Climate Archives Offer New Insights Into the Climate History of Central Europe
- How Satellite Imagery Can Help Monitor Dangerous Lakes Formed by Glacier Surges Near High-Mountain Communities
- Pioneering Research Exposes Huge Loss of Glaciers in One of the Fastest-Warming Places on Earth
- Mussel Bed Surveyed Before World War II Still Thriving
- Early Humans Adapted to Harsh Conditions More Than a Million Years Ago
- Dung Data: Manure Can Help to Improve Global Maps of Herbivore Distribution
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Nord Stream Methane Spread Across the Southern Baltic Sea
- Critical Ocean Current Has Not Declined in the Last 60 Years
- Small-Scale Fisheries Essential to Global Nutrition, Livelihoods
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Monday, January 13, 2025
Friday, January 10, 2025
Thursday, January 9, 2025
- Rapid Return of Water from Ground to Atmosphere Through Plants
- Floods, Droughts, Then Fires: Hydroclimate Whiplash Is Speeding Up Globally
- A Sustainable Development Goal for Space?
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
- New Research Reveals Groundwater Pathways Across Continent
- Integrating Historic Data Stands to Improve Climate Models in the Global South
Monday, January 6, 2025
- How We Classify Flood Risk May Give Developers, Home Buyers a False Sense of Security
- New Strontium Isotope Map of Sub-Saharan Africa Is a Powerful Tool for Archaeology, Forensics, and Wildlife Conservation
- Climate Extremes in 2024 'wreaking Havoc' On the Global Water Cycle
- Marked Decrease in Arctic Pressure Ridges
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Friday, December 27, 2024
Monday, December 23, 2024
Friday, December 20, 2024
- Study Reveals Right Whales Live 130 Years -- Or More
- ESA and NASA Satellites Deliver First Joint Picture of Greenland Ice Sheet Melting
- Pollinators Most Vulnerable to Rising Global Temperatures Are Flies, Study Shows
Thursday, December 19, 2024
- Changes in Store for Atmospheric Rivers
- Diversity of Novel Hydrothermal Vent Styles on the Arctic Ocean Floor
- New Study Highlights the Correlation Between Live Corals and Fishing Yields
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Using Drones, Researchers Assess the Health of Humpback Whale Mother-Calf Pairs Across the Pacific Ocean
- Prehistoric Rock in Japan Reveals Clues to Major Ocean Anoxic Event
- Hyperspectral Imaging Lidar System Achieves Remote Plastic Identification
Friday, December 13, 2024
- Buried Landforms Reveal North Sea's Ancient Glacial Past
- The Great Ripple: How a Tsunami Can Disrupt Global Trade
- Hippos 'vulnerable' As Gaps in Data Hinder Conservation Efforts
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Surveys Show Full Scale of Massive Die-Off of Common Murres Following the 'warm Blob' In the Pacific Ocean
- Floods, Insufficient Water, Sinking River Deltas: Hydrologists Map Changing River Landscapes Across the Globe
- Researchers Reveal Key Factors Behind Japan's Plastic Waste Removal Rates in Rivers
- How Helicopter Parenting Protects Baby Reef Fish
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- AI Predicts That Most of the World Will See Temperatures Rise to 3°C Much Faster Than Previously Expected
- Leap in Modelling Human Impact on Climate May Lead to Early Warning of Climate Disasters
- Antarctica's Irregular Heartbeat Shows Signs of Rapid Melting
- Tourism Leads the Pack in Growing Carbon Emissions
Monday, December 9, 2024
- Virtual Fences Are a Pollinator-Friendly Option for Ranchlands
- New Ocean Predator Discovered in the Atacama Trench
- Bad Weather Led Dutch Ship Into Western Australian Coast
Friday, December 6, 2024
- Scientists Urged to Pull the Plug on 'bathtub Modeling' Of Flood Risk
- Record-Low Antarctic Sea Ice Can Be Explained and Forecast Months out by Patterns in Winds
- How Do Marine Food Webs Respond to Increasing Alkalinity?
- Autonomous Imaging Robot Plays a Crucial Role in Assessing Embryos' Response to Environmental Change
- Impact Studies Should Include High-Sensitivity Climate Models
Thursday, December 5, 2024
- Rapid Surge in Global Warming Mainly Due to Reduced Planetary Albedo
- DNA of 1,000 Year-Old Maize Sheds Light on Origins of Globally Important Food Crop
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- After Decades of Plantation Agriculture, Coconut Palms Dominate Over Half of Pacific Atoll Forests
- Swelling Streams -- Climate Change Causes More Sediment in High-Mountain Rivers
- Massive Asteroid Impacts Did Not Change Earth's Climate in the Long Term
- What Triggered Nepal's Catastrophic 2021 Flood -- And Could It Happen Again?
- AI Helps Researchers Dig Through Old Maps to Find Lost Oil and Gas Wells