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Extreme wildfires are on the rise globally, powered by the climate crisis
By Calum Cunningham, David Bowman, Grant Williamson published
Wildfires are the new "polar bear."

Satellites watch 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Beryl batter Carriacou island (video)
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Monday (July 1) morning, setting the record of strongest hurricane to happen this early in the year.

NASA is flying planes low over the US to make maps of air pollution sources
By Rahul Rao published
NASA is flying aircraft low over the US in order to learn where, exactly, greenhouse gases are coming from. The results should help the agency fight causes of human-driven climate change.

Human-caused global warming at all-time high, new report concludes
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
We have about five years worth of carbon emissions before we drive global warming beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit), a new report concluded.

Satellite data reveals Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier is melting faster than we thought
By Stefanie Waldek published
The ICEYE satellite constellation has given researchers a peek beneath the glacier, and it's not looking good.

NASA's PREFIRE mission is ready to unlock the mysteries of Earth's poles
By Josh Dinner published
A pair of cubesats will measure far-infrared radiation from Earth's poles to improve climate predictions.

The summer of 2023 was Earth's hottest in 2,000 years, scientists find
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Using tree ring data, scientists have confirmed that summer 2023 was the hottest summer on Earth in the last 2,000 years.

New algorithm slashes time to run most sophisticated climate models by 10-fold
By Samar Khatiwala published
Climate models can be a million lines of code long and can take months to run on supercomputers. A new algorithm has dramatically shortened that time.

Should we seal DNA samples of Earth's endangered species in a moon crater?
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Scientists fighting to save coral reefs amid the climate crisis suggest sending genetic coral material to be preserved on the moon. Is it a good idea?

NASA selects Rocket Lab for back-to-back climate change research launches
By Meredith Garofalo published
NASA's PREFIRE mission will deploy a pair of satellites from twin launches aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rockets that will contribute to climate change studies in the Arctic and Antarctica.
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