It’s not easy being a tiny willow on the wind-and snow-blasted islands of the Norwegian territory of Svalbard.
A Tiny Arctic Shrub Reveals Secrets of Plant Growth on Svalbard
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Philippine Volcanic Eruption Could Prompt El Nino Warming Next Winter
Climatologists have found that if an ongoing Philippine volcanic eruption becomes more violent, the gases released are likely to produce an El Nino event during the 2020-21 winter, a more intense polar vortex and warming across Eurasia.
Discovery Of Ancient Super-Eruptions Indicates The Yellowstone Hotspot May Be Waning
Throughout Earth’s long history, volcanic super-eruptions have been some of the most extreme events ever to affect our planet’s rugged surface.
NASA Finds Heavy Rainfall in Tropical Storm Cristobal
The third tropical cyclone of the Atlantic Ocean basin has been generating large amounts of rainfall over Mexico’s Yucatan and parts of Central America.
Peatland Drainage In Southeast Asia Adds To Climate Change
In less than three decades, most of Southeast Asia’s peatlands have been wholly or partially deforested, drained, and dried out.
Human Activity Threatens 50 Billion Years of Vertebrate Evolutionary History
A new study maps for the first time the evolutionary history of the world's terrestrial vertebrates: amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles.
