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Satellites are game changers for protecting coral reefs in a warming world
By Meredith Garofalo published
Over the years, satellites have played an important role in monitoring oceans and coral reefs all across the globe.
Powerful wildfires devastating Canada captured in satellite imagery
By Meredith Garofalo published
A rapidly spreading wildfire burns through part of the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies as satellites track its growth and movement.
Discovery of 'dark oxygen' from deep-sea metal lumps could trigger rethink of origins of life
By Sascha Pare published
In a global first, scientists working in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the North Pacific Ocean have found that metallic nodules on the seafloor produce their own oxygen, dubbed "dark oxygen."
June 2024 featured record-breaking heat and billion-dollar weather disasters, NOAA says
By Meredith Garofalo published
The U.S. just suffered its second-hottest June in 130 years. The month also featured four new billion-dollar weather and climate disasters.
1st stratospheric skydive by a woman delayed to 2026, Hera Rising says
By Elizabeth Howell published
Hera Rising, the first effort to bring a woman skydiver into the stratosphere, now plans to launch its historic mission in 2026. Fundraising is one of the things the group is working on.
Scientists say they can now forecast El Niño Southern Oscillation years in advance
By Kristel Tjandra published
Scientists used thousands of years of climate data to show that El Niño Southern Oscillations can be predicted more than two years in advance.
Why is Earth's weather getting weirder?
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
We take a look at the apparent uptick in weird weather events and discuss the possible causes with leading climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe.
Hurricane Beryl sets multiple records as 1st major storm of 2024 Atlantic season (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
What started as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa has now set multiple records and claimed the spot as the first hurricane to develop during the 2024 Atlantic season.
'The last 12 months have broken records like never before': Earth exceeds 1.5 C warming every month for entire year
By Ben Turner published
Every month has broken the temperature record of the previous for the past 12 months, and the signs of climate breakdown are already here, a new analysis shows.
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