Palaeoclimatologists study climate of the geological past.
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Part of Gulf Coast recovering from last summer’s hurricanes hit with severe flooding
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Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute scientists are one step closer to understanding why some corals can weather climate change better than others, and the secret could be in a specific protein that produces a natural sunscreen.
Local Lockdowns Brought Fast Global Ozone Reductions, NASA Finds
When lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic cut local nitrogen oxide emissions, the effect on ozone pollution was global and unexpectedly rapid.
In ‘Glacier Blood,’ Scientists See Possible Influence of Climate Change
A consortium of French laboratories, the ALPALGA project, has set out to study the little understood communities of microalgae that live in mountains, including some that turn snow orange or red, a phenomenon known as “glacier blood.”
NASA Map Gives Most Accurate Space-Based View of LA’s Carbon Dioxide
Such detailed maps could help policymakers choose the most effective ways of cutting carbon emissions.