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Cornell geologists, examining the desolate Vavilov ice cap on the northern fringe of Siberia in the Arctic Circle, have for the first time observed the rapid ice loss from an improbable new river of ice, according to new work in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Finnish peatlands are under a bigger pressure from land use than has generally been realised.
Limiting global warming to a lower level, such as the 1.5°C Paris Agreement target, would substantially relieve populations from precipitation extremes in China, according to a study recently published in Science Bulletin.
The charred remains of wildfires in waterways could release carbon dioxide long after the blaze has died.
With intensifying human activity, many species are threatened with extinction. However, many other species have expanded their range.
NYU Tandon Applied Physics Professor Emeritus Edward Wolf discovered that the principles of phase transitions correctly identified the destructive power released by hurricanes. This means warmer water temperatures will increase the destructive power of hurricanes significantly more than meteorologists expect.
