climatehistory
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Arctic Sea Ice Is Melting Way Faster Than Previously Thought, Study Finds
The Arctic Circle could lose its summer sea ice a whole decade earlier than previously projected by scientists. It’s yet another sign that the climate crisis is affecting our global systems faster than researchers had understood before.
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Extra Dust in the Atmosphere Could Be Hiding the True Effects of Climate Change
It’s no secret that humans have made big changes to Earth and its atmosphere. But as greenhouse gases have built up in the air and our planet’s average surface temperature has risen, a lesser-known phenomenon has been happening.
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Volcano Eruption Shuts Down Crucial Climate Change Monitoring Site
The eruption Mauna Loa in Hawaii has temporarily disrupted one of the most important tools we have to keep track of CO2 emissions in the atmosphere.
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The Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Spawned a Monster Tsunami
A team modelling the aftermath of the asteroid impact that doomed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago say that the collision also created a global tsunami that devastated coastlines from North America to New Zealand.