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Extreme Heat Impacts Daily Routines and Travel Patterns, Study Finds

New research highlights inequities in heat adaptation calling for policy changes to address growing heat challenges.

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A River Is Pushing up Mount Everest’s Peak

Mount Everest is about 15 to 50 metres taller than it would otherwise be because of uplift caused by a nearby eroding river gorge, and continues to grow because of it, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

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‘Weekend Warrior’ Physical Activity May Help Protect Against More Than 200 Diseases

Busy with work and other obligations, some people concentrate their moderate-to-vigorous exercise in one or two days of the week or weekend.

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An Uncommonly Strong Atmospheric River

A powerful atmospheric river swept through the Gulf of Alaska in September 2024, bringing abundant rain to coastal British Columbia, Canada, and southeastern Alaska.

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Study Shows How Emissions from Brazilian Pantanal’s Soda Lakes Contribute to Climate Change

Seasonal variations with alternating dry and rainy seasons and fluctuating levels of nutrients are factors that significantly influence greenhouse gas emissions from soda lakes in the Pantanal, considered less common than emissions from freshwater lakes.

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More CO₂ in the Atmosphere During El Niño

A recent study challenges previous assumptions about the connection between CO₂ in the atmosphere and temperatures in the tropics.

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Model Projects Energy Storage Needs for Fossil Fuel-Free Energy System

Researchers have developed a model that can be used to project what a nation’s energy storage needs would be if it were to shift entirely to renewable energy sources, moving away from fossil fuels for electric power generation.

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Ice Cores Show Pollution’s Impact on Arctic Atmosphere

Dartmouth study solves a marine mystery by tying ocean biomarker to pollution levels.

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‘Invisible Forest’ of Algae Thrives as Ocean Warms

An “invisible forest” of phytoplankton is thriving in part of our warming ocean, new research shows.

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Major Boost in Carbon Capture and Storage Essential to Reach 2°C Climate Target

Large expansion of carbon capture and storage is necessary to fulfill the Paris Climate Agreement. 

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