Meeting society’s growing energy needs has become a daunting challenge for humanity. Demands for energy are expected to nearly double by the year 2050, while the effects of climate change, caused by the burning of fossil fuels, are already wreaking havoc in the form of droughts, wildfires, floods and other disasters.
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Geologists Look to Past for Answers on Future Tsunami Threats
Multiple large and destructive tsunamis in the past few decades in the Indian Ocean (2004), Chile (2010), and Japan (2011) have underscored the threat that tsunamis pose to coastal regions, ushering in a new era of research aimed at better predicting areas threatened by the fast-developing natural disasters.
Discovering Deep-Sea Sponges in Alaska
Hundreds of species have yet to be described in the ecosystems that support Alaska’s valuable commercial fisheries.
Deadlines May Be Effective in Building Support for Climate Change Action
Human-caused climate change — including increased extreme weather and climate events — is here, according to the recently released United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2021 report, but the best way to communicate the concern is still debated.
Climate Change Helped Intensify Hurricane Ida – A Potential Preview Of What’s To Come
Future storms could have even larger impacts "if we're not wise now," Texas A&M professor Andrew Dessler says.
NASA at Your Table: Climate Change and Its Environmental Impacts on Crop Growth
Around the world, agricultural practices have developed as a function of topography, soil type, crop type, annual rainfall, and tradition.
