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Don’t Worry about CO2, Worry about the Earth’s ‘Energy Balance’
The “most fundamental” climate metric takes a troubling turn
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Climate
Giant Ice Shelf Crumbling Faster Than Expected
Antarctica’s enormous Pine Island Glacier could follow right behind it, raising global sea levels significantly
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The World’s Northernmost Town Is Changing Dramatically
Climate change is bringing tourism and tension to Longyearbyen on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard
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World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks Off of Antarctica
The chunk of ice is larger than the state of Rhode Island
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Giant Mud Volcano Reveals Its Powerful Explosive Secrets
Scientists probe an exceptionally explosive phenomenon
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‘Mother Trees’ Are Intelligent: They Learn and Remember
And ecologist Suzanne Simard says they need our help to survive
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Millions of Groundwater Wells Could Run Dry
Overpumping, drought and climate change are lowering water tables worldwide
Policy & Ethics
Biden Promises to Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 50 Percent by 2030
The goal sets a high bar for other countries attending today’s global climate summit
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A Healthy Environment as a Human Right
U.N. recognition would strengthen legal arguments for preserving nature
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Glacier Is Surging Down Denali Mountain in Alaska
The slumping ice is moving 50 to 100 times faster than usual
Environment
Heat-Trapping Methane Surged in 2020
Aquatic ecosystems, many altered by human activities, played a surprisingly large role
Policy & Ethics
Nations Claim Large Overlapping Sections of Arctic Seafloor
The five coastal countries will have to rectify their science and their politics
Conservation
Seagrass Forests Counteract Ocean Acidification
More of the coastal vegetation could lessen stress on corals and shellfish
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Sunlight Changes Unequally All Year Long
Some days we gain one minute; some days we gain three
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Whales’ Long, Loud Calls Reveal Structure beneath Ocean Floor
Sound waves from fin whales can help scientists probe Earth’s crust
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Science News Briefs from around the World
Here are some brief reports about science and technology from around the world, including one from Costa Rica about decoy sea turtle eggs with the potential to catch poachers.
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Earth Has Lost 28 Trillion Tons of Ice since the Mid-1990s
Melt has accelerated over recent decades, contributing to sea level rise
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Warming May Push Ecosystems to Release Carbon instead of Absorbing It
Nearly half of terrestrial ecosystems could reach this tipping point in just a few decades
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Earth’s Biodiversity Bursts Do Not Follow Expected Pattern
Life’s great radiations do not always line up with mass extinctions, a new study shows
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Mountain Water Supply to Two Billion People Could Change
Data about Earth’s 78 most important mountaintops foretell changes in the amount and timing of snowmelt
