EOS.ORG — Measuring gravity’s tiny fluctuations is giving the United States an upgraded system of elevations.
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Jenessa Duncombe
Burning Fossil Fuels Worsens Drought
EOS.ORG — Tree rings help scientists trace the influence of greenhouse gas emissions on 20th-century drought conditions.
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The Ice Nurseries of the Arctic Are Melting
EOS.ORG — Ice formed in coastal nurseries along Russia’s Arctic coast is melting before it can float far offshore. Scientists are worried about what that means for wildlife.
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NOAA Monitoring Stations Are Off-Line from a GPS Y2K Moment
EOS.ORG — The outage could last until November for some stations.
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What Ancient Rivers on Mars Reveal About Its “Great Drying”
EOS.ORG — Dried-up rivers on Mars suggest that the planet was wet in the not-too-distant past.
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Judge Blocks Oil and Gas Leases on Public Land, Citing Climate Change
EOS.ORG — The ruling pointed out a “critical flaw” in fossil fuel leasing.
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Sand from Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet Could Bring in Business
EOS.ORG — The effects of climate change could fuel a new sand mining industry in Greenland.
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The Unsolved Mystery of the Earth Blobs
EOS.ORG — Researchers peering into Earth’s interior found two continent-sized structures that upend our picture of the mantle. What could their existence mean for us back on Earth’s surface?
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Brief, Repetitive Floods in Coastal Cities Cause Economic Losses
EOS.ORG — A case study in Annapolis is one of the first assessments of the effects of high-tide flooding on local revenue.
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The Deep Blue Sea Is Getting Bluer
EOS.ORG — Ocean color will intensify in the next century due to global warming altering phytoplankton communities.
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