'Life is a miracle,' but learning from disasters isn't: Lessons from Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami
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Mar 15, 2026, 1:30 pm By NULLThe findings of a new paper show governance and preparedness rather than hazard magnitude determine…Models warn Thwaites Glacier could rival entire Antarctic ice loss by 2067
Mar 15, 2026, 1:00 pm By NULLThe future of one of Antarctica's most iconic glaciers could be far more dramatic than scientists…Alaska's glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods
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Mar 14, 2026, 2:00 pm By NULLThe 2025 Eaton fire's smoke did more than darken the sky: It generated a carbon monoxide and…Tsunami risks in the Mediterranean: Why Nice should prepare an evacuation plan
Mar 14, 2026, 11:00 am By NULLThe Mediterranean Sea is widely perceived as having a low tsunami risk. History and recent modeling…Why swimmers still dive in: Research shows how UK communities navigate polluted waters
Mar 13, 2026, 8:40 pm By NULLMore than 7.5 million people immerse themselves in lakes, rivers, seas and lidos every year in the…Improperly disposed wet wipes could shed microplastics in rivers
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Mar 13, 2026, 12:50 pm By NULLThe Miocene, beginning approximately 23 million years ago, represents a canonical "warm-Earth"…Study reveals North Atlantic warming contributed to intensity of Valencia DANA storm
Mar 13, 2026, 12:40 pm By NULLThe episode of extreme rainfall that affected the east of the Iberian Peninsula at the end of…Proposing simple measures to prevent industry dumping plastic pellets into the sea
Mar 13, 2026, 10:10 am By NULLThe presence of small plastic pellets on the beaches of Donostia and Orio has drawn attention to a…Do schools' car-free drop-offs really work?
Mar 13, 2026, 9:30 am By NULLIt's a familiar sight at schools across the country: a line of slow-moving vehicles pulling up to…A pathway to achieve high well-being and a safe climate without relying on GDP growth
Mar 13, 2026, 6:00 am By NULLGovernments' attempts to achieve climate goals are falling short, in large part because wealthy…US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once
Mar 13, 2026, 5:10 am By NULLNearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be.A race against time to save Alpine ice cores that record medieval mining, fires, and volcanoes
Mar 13, 2026, 1:00 am By NULLIce cores taken from glaciers reveal the air pollution of the past, using atmospheric particles…Global observations reveal rapid reorganization of ocean nutrients
Mar 12, 2026, 7:40 pm By NULLFrom coral reefs and kelp forests to the open ocean and deep-sea zones, nutrients that support…Documenting conflict between commerce and conservation at a mining operation in Bangladesh
Mar 12, 2026, 2:40 pm By NULLA new study using multidecade satellite imagery and face-to-face human interviews tracked the…Industrial climate targets do not always reflect what companies actually do
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Mar 12, 2026, 1:00 pm By NULLClimate change is lengthening our days because rising sea levels slow Earth's rotation. Researchers…Reduced-impact management can promote forest recovery and carbon storage
Mar 12, 2026, 12:10 pm By NULLThe adoption of management techniques that reduce the impact of timber harvesting can promote the…
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