EOS.ORG — The ruling pointed out a “critical flaw” in fossil fuel leasing.
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Jenessa Duncombe
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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Scientists Discover Evidence of Long “Ocean Memory”
EOS.ORG — Measurements from a 19th century scientific expedition have revealed that the deep Pacific waters are cooling from lower global temperatures centuries ago.
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2018 Is the Fourth-Hottest Year on Record
EOS.ORG — The climate is continuing to heat up, say NASA and NOAA, and 2018 is no exception.
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Podcast: Uncovering the Ozone Hole
EOS.ORG — I assisted with the latest episode of AGU’s podcast, Third Pod from the Sun. This episode features scientists whose work found the source of the ozone hole in the sky.
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Microbes Rain Down from Above, to the Tune of the Seasons
EOS.ORG — Every time snow or rain falls, it brings with it microbes from high in the atmosphere. Could those microbes have a seasonal signal, just like the plants on the land below?
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New Horizons Spacecraft to Reach Farthest Body in Solar System Yet
EOS.ORG — The flyby of Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day will give us our first glimpse of a mysterious Kuiper Belt object.
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