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American Geophysical Union

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Safety Device Supplies Life-Saving Air in an Avalanche

7 November 2025 @ 2:21 pm

An overhead image of six people in winter jackets under a canvas tent. Medical devices and cables snake through the snow. A participant in a red jacket lies face down, half buried in snow.An Alpine medical team buried 24 volunteers in a mountain pass. Their study confirmed the efficacy of the Safeback SBX, which uses snow’s natural porosity to supply air to buried avalanche victims.

The 4 November 2025 landslide at Mae Moh Mine in Thailand

7 November 2025 @ 8:39 am

The 4 November 2025 landslide at Mae Moh Mine in Thailand.A landslide in coal waste covering about a square kilometre was triggered by heavy rainfall. At about 4 am on 4 November 2025, a very large landslide occurred in a coal waste pile at the Mae Moh Mine in Thailand. This is an extremely large coal mining site that is co-located with electricity generating plants. […]

Marine Heatwaves Reshape Precipitation Patterns

6 November 2025 @ 3:11 pm

Diagram from the article.Most marine heatwaves experience reduced precipitation throughout their lifetime, but warmer events in the early stage can trigger increased precipitation after reaching peak intensity, causing faster decay.

What Tumbling Asteroids Tell Us About Their Innards

6 November 2025 @ 2:18 pm

A gray peanut-shaped asteroid with a rough, rocky surface.Data from the Gaia space observatory reveal that many slowly spinning asteroids rotate chaotically. A new theory links that chaos to their inner structure and history.

古气候模式为未来变暖提供线索

6 November 2025 @ 2:18 pm

太阳从海面升起。紫色的云朵在天空中飘荡。一项新研究分析了过去1000万年的海洋表面温度数据,以预测未来变暖的可能走向。

As CO2 Levels Rise, Old Amazon Trees Are Getting Bigger

5 November 2025 @ 2:27 pm

The enormous trunk of a Samauma tree in a forestNew data show resilience among the rainforest’s giants, though scientists warn that nutrient limits and rising heat could end the trend.

Are “Day Zero Droughts” Closer Than We Think? Here’s What We Know

5 November 2025 @ 2:27 pm

On the human-made wall of a waterway, appear graffiti of a water spigot beside the text “Our dam levels won’t rise this easily. Please save water.”A new study warns that day zero droughts—when reservoirs fail to supply taps—could become common within this decade.

UN Emissions Gap Report: Despite Progress, World Still Far Behind Climate Targets

4 November 2025 @ 2:51 pm

An image of Earth from space.Current emissions trajectories are on track to warm the world by as much as 2.8°C (5.04°F) above preindustrial levels by 2100, according to a report released today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Satellite Data Reveal Changing Lakes Under Antarctic Ice

4 November 2025 @ 2:26 pm

Satellite image of AntarcticaRadar altimetry observations have pinpointed 85 active subglacial lakes, shedding light on how water moves beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet.

Webb Telescope Spies Io’s Volcanic Activity and Sulfurous Atmosphere

4 November 2025 @ 2:25 pm

Three images of the Jovian moon Io show different distributions of colors. The far left image has a spot of red and yellow at bottom left, and the other two images each have a spot of red and yellow in the top half.New James Webb Space Telescope images reveal cooling lava, volcanic sulfur monoxide gas, and sulfur gas emissions created by interactions between plasma and the moon’s atmosphere.