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Marine bacteria team up to break down one of the ocean’s toughest carbon-storing molecules
Deep in the ocean, brown algae and diatoms produce a complex carbohydrate molecule called fucoidan, which helps form the algae's protective outer layer. The fucoidan molecule is very difficult for microbes to break down because its chemical structure may...
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Wildfire strategy doesn’t need a winner – with 3 camps fighting for dominance, the system can’t keep up with the risk
One of the problems with how America deals with wildfires is thinking there is one primary strategy that can end the nation’s wildfire crisis. Whether that’s detecting and putting out every fire fast, increasing logging...
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Nepal floods: The Himalayas are melting faster – and India’s economy is ‘at risk’
"This is national and international infrastructure," he said, warning that the ecological system underpinning it is "approaching a tipping point".Not all the forces driving glacier loss are beyond the region's control.The Systemiq research estimates that roughly a third of...
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How soybeans took over the American diet – without anyone noticing
U.S. farmers will produce a record-breaking harvest of 4.52 billion bushels of soybeans in 2026, according to projections from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. At 60 pounds to the bushel, that is roughly 800 pounds...
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How heat on the Tibetan Plateau fuels powerful storms in California, half a world away
Yongkang Xue, Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles -
The Tibetan Plateau may be on the other side of the world from California, but what happens on this high-altitude landscape in Asia can set off a chain of events that fuels powerful atmospheric rivers...
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2026’s El Niño is shaping up to be a doozy – it’s already affecting global shipping, fish behavior and heat
Steven Paton, Research Biologist, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Smithsonian Institution -
El Niño is here, and forecasters warn that it’s likely to be bigger and stronger in 2026-27 than any El Niño event recorded in at least 150 years.During strong El Niños, global air and...
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Pennsylvania’s aging levees are under pressure from scarce funding and severe weather
Pennsylvania has over 180 levees that span approximately 155 miles (255 kilometers) and keep its rivers from flooding. They protect about 158,000 people and US$26.2 billion in property across the state, according to the U.S....
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August ties for hottest month on record as global heat climbs
Dr Samantha Burgess, strategic lead for climate at Copernicus, described August as "a remarkable month in the global climate record", and its impacts had been "increasingly being felt by communities, economies and ecosystems across the world".The combination of record...
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A second hurricane just sideswiped Hawaii – why the islands’ usual force field seems to be down in 2026
The Hawaiian Islands rarely see significant hurricane damage, but they just experienced the effects of their second hurricane in a year as Hurricane Lowell’s eyewall brushed Niihau, west of Kauai, on Sept. 8, 2026.The hurricane...
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The clues that hint our planet might be heating faster than we realised
This July, during Britain's record-breaking hot summer, a curious row broke out on X over climate science.Reform's deputy leader Richard Tice shared a Telegraph article headlined: "Heatwaves caused by fall in pollution." He said cleaner air, rather than carbon...
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Ethiopia conflict: Seven armed groups form alliance against Abiy Ahmed
Seven Ethiopian rebel groups have announced they have formed an alliance to remove the government in Addis Ababa and...
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