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Fallowed Fields Are Fueling California’s Dust Problem
13 June 2025 @ 12:00 pm
New research shows that unplanted agricultural lands are behind most of the state’s anthropogenic dust events.Coverage Factors Affect Urban CO2 Monitoring from Space
12 June 2025 @ 3:35 pm
Orbital mechanics and environmental factors limiting the ability of Orbiting Carbon Observatory missions to collect data in space and time affect city-level monitoring, reporting, and verification goals. EPA Proposes Removal of Carbon Dioxide Limits on Power Plants
12 June 2025 @ 1:04 pm
On 11 June, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to repeal federal limits on power plant carbon emissions, including a Biden-era rule requiring power plants to control 90% of their carbon pollution and a 2015 standard limiting carbon dioxide emissions from new fossil fuel-fired power plants.Early Apes Evolved in Tropical Forests Disturbed by Fires and Volcanoes
12 June 2025 @ 12:00 pm
Fossils discovered at an early Miocene site in Kenya include a new type of early ape and offer clues about the environment inhabited by human ancestors.Bukit Mantri: a mine waste facility failure in Malaysia
12 June 2025 @ 6:13 am
On 17 May 2025, a failure occurred in a mine waste facility at the Tawau gold mine in Malaysia. Images suggest that this might have been an overtopping event in a contaminated water storage pond. On 17 May 2025, there was a failure of a mine waste storage facility at Bukit Mantri in Malaysia. The […]NOAA’s Climate Website May Soon Shut Down
11 June 2025 @ 1:36 pm
Climate.gov, NOAA’s portal to the work of their Climate Program Office, will likely soon shut down as most of the staff charged with maintaining it were fired on 31 May.Kuroshio Intrusions into Luzon Strait Increase Chlorophyll
11 June 2025 @ 12:00 pm
Using in-situ observational data, scientists reveal that Kuroshio intrusions through the Luzon Strait increase small phytoplankton in the South China Sea.Mini Dunes Form When Sand Stops Bouncing
11 June 2025 @ 12:00 pm
Decoding how sand grains move and accumulate on Earth can also help scientists understand dune formation on Mars.Nottingham Trent University and the University of Hull
11 June 2025 @ 11:42 am
Later this year I’ll leave the University of Hull to take up the role of Vice-Chancellor and President at Nottingham Trent University. Nottingham Trent University has about 40,000 students and staff spanning five university sites. It is the fifth largest university in terms of enrolled students in the UK. In recent years it has enjoyed […]Landslides triggered by Hurricane Helene in September 2024
11 June 2025 @ 6:25 am
The USGS has published a preliminary report on landslides triggered across western North Carolina, northern South Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and parts of southern Virginia by Hurricane Helene in September 2024. Over 2,000 failures were triggered by up to c.700 mm of rainfall in a 72 hour period. Between 26 and 28 September 2024, the remnants […]