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Two key ingredients cause extreme storms with destructive flooding – why these downpours are happening more often
Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton A powerful storm system that stalled over states from Texas to Ohio for…
Reality check: coral restoration won’t save the world’s reefs
A coral ‘rope’ nursery in the Maldives. Luca Saponari/University of Milan, CC BY-ND Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders…
Lake Victoria is turning green – the deadly bacteria behind it
Lauren Hart, University of Michigan; George S Bullerjahn, Bowling Green State University; Gregory J. Dick, University of Michigan,…
Study: Atlantic Ocean’s Key Current System Hasn’t Weakened in 60 Years
At a Glance A new study on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) challenges previous predictions about the…
Microbes can colonize space, produce drugs and create energy − researchers are simulating their inner workings to harness how
Genome-scale metabolic models capture the complex chemical reactions that allow cells to function. Yuri Arcurs/iStock via Getty Images…
Why are so many historically rare storms hitting the Carolinas? Geography puts these states at risk, and climate change is loading the dice
A flooded Christmas tree farm in Boone, N.C., on Sept. 27, 2024. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images Russ Schumacher,…
Data centre emissions are soaring – it’s AI or the climate
Jack Marley, The Conversation Artificial intelligence (AI) is curating your social media feed and giving you directions to…
Experts predicted more hurricanes in the Caribbean this summer – where are the ‘missing’ storms?
Harvepino / shutterstock Francesca Morris, University of Oxford Back in April and May 2024, various universities and weather…
How a new map of the UK’s blue carbon habitats could change how oceans are protected
Mudflats in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Mark Hamblin/VISION, CC BY-NC-ND Michael Burrows, Scottish Association for Marine Science The…
The ozone hole above Antarctica will keep opening up each spring for decades to come – here’s why that still matters
NASA via Getty Images Laura Revell, University of Canterbury; Dan Smale, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research,…