Two California lakes, both drained a century ago, have been partially refilled by floodwaters from recent storms, satellite images from NASA show.
Two Long-Drained California Lakes Refilled by Floodwaters, Satellite Images Show
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A research team at Chalmers is the first to demonstrate a unique method that reduces the aerodynamic resistance of ships by 7.5 per cent.
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Natural disasters can devastate a region, abruptly killing the species that form an ecosystem’s structure.
Ice Sheets Can Collapse Faster Than Previously Thought
An international team of researchers, led by Dr Christine Batchelor of Newcastle University, UK, used high-resolution imagery of the seafloor to reveal just how quickly a former ice sheet that extended from Norway retreated at the end of the last Ice Age, about 20,000 years ago.
Gone for Good? California’s Beetle-Killed, Carbon-Storing Pine Forests May Not Come Back
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Underground Water Could be the Solution to Green Heating and Cooling
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