Observational and modeling data help to better understand the Third Pole
PHYS.ORG The Tibetan Plateau, known as the “Third Pole” of the world, is not only the highest plateau on the Earth, but it is also...
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Physical and morphological characterization of the 19 May 2021 ash cloud deposit at Stromboli (Italy)
NATURE.COM We report on the ash cloud related to the gravitational collapse of a portion of the Stromboli volcano crater rim that occurred on 19...
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New study solves long-standing mystery of what may have triggered ice age
PHYS.ORG A new study led by University of Arizona researchers may have solved two mysteries that have long puzzled paleo-climate experts: Where did the ice...
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Defects in quartz crystal structure reveal the origin of dust
PHYS.ORG Global warming and a progressively drier climate in many parts of the world are causing more dust storms. To predict how these storms are...
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Stretching of the continents drove ancient global warming event, say scientists
PHYS.ORG Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that stretching of the continents is likely to have caused one of the most extreme and...
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Diverse cloud radiative effects and global surface temperature simulations induced by different ice cloud optical property parameterizations
NATURE.COM The representation of ice cloud optical properties in climate models has long been a difficult problem. Very different ice cloud optical property parameterization schemes...
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Warm surface waters increase Antarctic ice shelf melt and delay dense water formation
NATURE.COM Communications Earth & Environment volume 3, Article number: 142 (2022) Cite this article. Melting ice shelves around Antarctica control the massive input of freshwater...
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Explosive New Tectonic Discovery May Help Explain Location of Silver and Gold Ore Deposits
SCITECHDAILY.COM Magma Beneath Tectonic Collision Zones Is Wetter Than Previously Thought. New research findings may help explain how Earth’s crust forms, the location of ore...
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Fact check: Humans responsible for more CO2 emissions than volcanoes, including Mt. Etna
USA TODAY Mt. Etna gushes lava near Catania, southern Italy on Feb. 16, 2021. The volcano began erupting on Feb. 16, 2021. Salvatore Allegra, AP...
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Predicting how lakes will respond to pollution
EARTH.COM Throughout the middle of the 20th century, phosphorus pollution from fertilizers and detergents degraded the water quality of Lake Geneva in the Switzerland, causing...
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Antarcticas Doomsday Glacier Melting at Fastest Rate in 5,500 Years
SMITHONIAN Two major glaciers in Antarctica may be shedding ice faster now than they have at any point in the past 5,500 years, new research...
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Earth’s anomalous middle-age magmatism driven by plate slowdown
NATURE.COM The mid-Proterozoic or “boring billion” exhibited extremely stable environmental conditions, with little change in atmospheric oxygen levels, and mildly oxygenated shallow oceans. A limited...
