Disasters
Oct. 8, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, ...
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Sept. 27, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Two economists -- one with the London School of Economics and Political Science, the other with Princeton University -- have created a model to ...
A permafrost thaw slump on the Peel Plateau in the Northwest Territories exposes permafrost rich in ice and sediment. As the permafrost thaws and collapses, sulfuric acid in water breaks down the exp ...
The photo depicts a sample of mantle xenolith, rock sections of the lithosphere that get captured by the passing magma and erupted to the surface during the volcanic explosion. Credit: Michael W. Bro ...
Sunset. Credit: Patrik Linderstam, Unsplash July 5, 2018 (Phys.org) -- A new study based on evidence from past warm periods suggests global warming may be double what is forecast. Future global warmi ...
A study led by PNNL shows that hurricanes intensify more quickly now than they did 30 years ago. Hurricanes like Irma (center), and Jose (right) are examples of these types of hurricanes. Hurricane K ...
Above: An excellent example of a well-managed strategic retreat from the coast occurred in 1999 when the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on North Carolina’s Outer Banks was moved 2,900 feet back from an ero ...
Study area for the DFW Airport earthquake sequence. Yellow triangles are the 2008-2009 SMU operated stations. Blue asterisks are the earthquakes reported by the 2013-2016 SMU earthquake catalog, indi ...
Texas National Guard soldiers arrive in Houston, Texas to aid citizens in heavily flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey. (Photos by Lt. Zachary West, 100th MPAD) Almost lost in all the do ...
Hurricane Irma over the Virgin Islands at peak intensity on September 6, 2017 as the second most intense Atlantic hurricane on record in terms of sustained winds. MODIS image captured by NASA’s Aqua ...
Two sunspots that can be seen with eclipse glasses have the potential to impact Earth's technology and Weather Sept. 7, 2017 (The Conversation) -- If you still have your solar viewing glasses from th ...
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