In 1958, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake triggered a rockslide into Southeast Alaska’s Lituya Bay, creating a tsunami that ran 1,700 feet up a mountainside before racing out to sea.
Melting Glaciers Contribute to Alaska Earthquakes
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Melting Glaciers Could Speed Up Carbon Emissions
Melting glaciers could be triggering a ‘feedback process’ that causes further climate change, according to new research.
Climate Change Ravages Coralligenous Architects in the Mediterranean
Marine heatwaves are dramatically affecting the marine ecosystems of the world and the Mediterranean is no exception.
Stanford Study Finds that Wind Energy Output Increases When People Need Heat the Most
In response to the recent freeze-inspired power outages in Texas, some politicians blamed the historic blackouts on wind turbines.
Powerful Stratospheric Winds Measured on Jupiter for the First Time
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is a partner, a team of astronomers have directly measured winds in Jupiter’s middle atmosphere for the first time.
UK is Now Halfway Toward Meeting its Zero-Carbon Goal by 2050
Greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom have plunged by 51 percent since 1990 and the country is halfway toward slashing its CO2 emissions to zero by 2050, according to the Web site Carbon Brief.
