In a revelation that highlights the fragile balance of our planet's atmosphere, scientists from China, Germany, and the U.S. have uncovered an unexpected link between massive wildfire events and the chemistry of the ozone layer. Published in Science Advances, this study reveals how wildfires, such as the catastrophic 2019/20 Australian bushfires, impact the stratosphere in previously unseen ways.

Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamics unveiled

Recent research shows that global warming may convert tundras from carbon sinks into sources, intensifying climate change. The study highlights the need for detailed climate models and further investigation into geographic and temporal variations in ecosystem responses. According to a recent study published in Nature, the rising temperatures are altering...

Tundra Turns Traitor: Warming Climate Shifts Carbon Sink To Source

Lakes, with their rich biodiversity and important ecological services, face a concerning trend: rapidly increasing temperatures. A recent study published in Nature Geoscience by an international team of limnologists and climate modelers reveals that if current anthropogenic warming continues until the end of this century, lakes worldwide will likely experience pervasive and unprecedented surface and subsurface warming, far outside the range of what they have encountered before.

Unprecedented warming threatens Earth's lakes and their ecosystems

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The Tibetan Plateau hosts the world’s largest permafrost region in the middle and low latitudes. Compared to the high-latitude Arctic permafrost, the permafrost here is thinner, warmer, and more sensitive to global warming. The active layer is a crucial zone for energy exchange between permafrost and the atmosphere, effectively reflecting the impact of climate change on permafrost. Studying changes in the active layer thickness (ALT) helps towards a better understanding of the hydrological environment in permafrost regions. However, due to the complex and variable environment of the Tibetan Plateau, the simulation of ALT remains a subject of debate.

Variation in the permafrost active layer over the Tibetan Plateau since 1980

The retreat of high mountain glaciers has accelerated since the 1980s, resulting in increased glacier runoff. However, it remains uncertain whether melting mountain glaciers enhance or release greenhouse gases, and whether areas exposed to glacier retreat emit or absorb such gases. Therefore, understanding the impact of glacier meltwater on downstream...

Melting high-mountain glaciers would release greenhouse gases into atmosphere, suggest scientists

The daughter of Cameroon's president has said she hopes that her coming out as a lesbian can help change the law banning same-sex relations in her country. Brenda Biya told the Le Parisien newspaper that there were many people in her situation and she hoped to inspire them. The 27-year-old...

President's daughter hopes coming out will change anti-gay laws

It may surprise you to learn how little we know about the Earth’s inner workings. While we have a solid understanding of how the upper layers move, forming mountains and causing earthquakes, the deeper we go, the more mysterious it gets. One area of fierce debate over recent decades...

Something very strange is happening to Earth’s core, and scientists might finally know why

While each decade has its own television shows that leave a mark, the 1980s was full of some truly great comedy television. It was the era when we first met Michael J. Fox as Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties. We met the Tanners on Full House and the Seavers on Growing Pains. Then, there was Cheers, The Golden Girls, The Cosby Show, Family Matters, and Silver Spoons. And we can’t forget about iconic shows like Miami Vice, Roseanne, Murder, She Wrote, and Unsolved Mysteries.

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Mount Saint Helens in Washington, which notoriously and cataclysmically erupted in 1980 and had its ash reach Montana, has been showing major signs of constant activity recently, according to the US Geological Survey.

The volcanic elevation, which is 8,363 feet in the air, has experienced about 350 earthquakes since the start of February, with a peak amount of 38 in the first week of June. 





Red-hot lava from Iceland volcano smothers major road: video

Most were not noticeable, but one on May 31 clocked in at a 2.0 on the Richter scale — under half the magnitude...

Is Mount St. Helens about to blow? Washington volcano recharging 44 years after eruption

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Against all odds, a 1-year-old was found alive on the side of a Louisiana highway after having been missing for two days, surviving even the intense storms Hurricane Beryl brought to the region early in the week. The boy is being called a "miracle baby" after everything he survived, somehow...

Baby seen crawling down highway after brother, 4, found dead spent two days outside in Hurricane Beryl

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A new study published this month has highlighted the growing dangers of changes in ocean currents. According to this new research, weaker circulation in the ocean currents could actually enhance the amount of buildup of CO2 in the atmosphere, speeding up the destruction of the planet by increasing global temperatures.
The changes in the ocean’s overturning circulation are also tied to climate change advances—so it’s kind of like a circle of life type of thing. The slowdown, scientists predict, could mean less pull down of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by the ocean. However, they also predicted that it could mean...

Changes in ocean currents could destroy the planet, new study suggests

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The desert can be one of the most grueling places to visit. The heat makes you feel like you’re in […]

The Highest Temperature Ever Recorded on Earth

A heavily populated area may experience compounding effects of shaking. A recent study published in Nature Communications reveals that a massive earthquake 2,500 years ago dramatically shifted the course of one of the world’s largest rivers. This previously undocumented seismic event rerouted the main channel of the Ganges River into present-day, densely populated Bangladesh, an area that continues to be at high risk for significant earthquakes.

A Major Earthquake Caused One of the Largest Rivers on Earth To Abruptly Change Course – Could It Happen Again?

The world's oceans are in hot water, and it's not just because of Earth's overheating. The world's oceans are confronting a "triple threat" of extreme heating, oxygen loss, and acidification. As reported by the Guardian, this alarming trend, driven by human activities such as pollution and deforestation, has escalated dramatically in recent decades.

New research uncovers troubling 'triple threat' facing the world's oceans: 'The impacts of this have already been seen and felt'

Cyprus, an island country in the Mediterranean, is renowned for its sparkling white-sand beaches and turquoise waters. But those beaches are at risk of disappearing within mere decades. What's happening?. Cyprus Mail reported on the alarming news, quoting Cypriot scientist Dr. Giorgos Zittis from the nonprofit research center the Cyprus...

Scientists issue warning after half of nation's beaches expected to vanish in next 50 years: 'These efforts can be stepped up'

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Regardless of where you stand on what's causing global sea levels to rise, it's undeniable that our coastlines are getting smaller. A study using data from the European Commission suggests that by 2100, we could lose nearly half of the world's sandy beaches to rising sea levels.

20 Fastest-Shrinking Beach Cities Due to Rising Sea Levels, 2 in the U.S.

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Authorities arrested two 19-year-old men on June 21 after allegedly seeing them using a hunting spotlight on a public road that goes through Oprah Winfrey’s private Maui ranch property. Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) published a press release about the arrests on July 1. The report...

'How Does It Feel Owning Stolen Lands?': Oprah Winfrey Under Fire After Two Arrested For Allegedly Having Hunting Equipment Near Her Maui Ranch

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The frozen continent of Antarctica is, paradoxically, a hotbed of volcanic activity.The ice-capped region is home to some 138 volcanoes nestled beneath the snow, 91 of which were discovered as recently as 2017.Whilst most of them are considered dormant or possibly extinct, three have erupted in recent history according to the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program: Penguin Island in 1905; Deception Island in 1970, and Mount Erebus in 1972.The latter of these is arguably Antarctica’s most famous – winning the titles of tallest active volcano on the continent – with its summit standing at 12,448 feet (3,794 metres) – and...

Volcano in Antarctica spews out $6,000-worth of gold each day

A landmass which was once home to up to half a million people has been discovered off the coast of northern Australia.The now-submerged continental shelf was a vast, habitable landscape for much of the past 65,000 years, covering some 390,000 square kilometres (around 242,300 miles) – an area bigger than New Zealand The scientists who made the landmark find, led by Kasih Norman of Queensland’s Griffith University, said that the “complex landscape” that existed on the Northwest Shelf of Australia was “unlike any landscape found on our continent today”.And yet, the humans who lived there spoke similar languages and created...

Lost continent 'unlike anything found today' discovered off the coast of Australia

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Lakes are warming toward the point of no return

Just as you enjoy a picnic by the calming view of a lake, it’s disheartening to know that those serene waters are in grave danger. Lakes...

Lakes are warming toward the point of no return

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