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Lakes buried carbon steadily for 11,000 years, but then something changed
12+ hour, 20+ min ago (1015+ words) Lakes across northern North America buried carbon at a steady rate for thousands of years, but that changed dramatically after 1850. Leaves, pollen and washed-in soil sink to the bottom of a lake and settle into mud, and the carbon in…...
A massive dust storm erupts in West Africa as the seasons change
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (697+ words) A massive dust storm swept across West Africa in early September, sending a plume over Mali and eventually toward the Atlantic Ocean. Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory shows a massive cloud of dust sweeping across West…...
Ancient methane is escaping from beneath Arctic glaciers as their beds thaw
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1027+ words) Methane in Arctic glacier rivers on Svalbard came from ancient shale, not microbes, and the yearly total is tiny next to what people emit. A glacier melts from the top, and the water runs off in rivers barely above freezing....
Forests recovered, but trillions of cicadas may take centuries to return
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (1057+ words) Periodical cicadas have failed to return to many recovered forests, and new research suggests natural recolonization could take centuries. Periodical cicadas spend more than a decade underground before pushing out of the ground by the trillions, covering the trees for…...
Old, hollow trees may be the best climate shelter wild animals have
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (777+ words) Trees protect wild animals from extreme heat and cold by keeping temperatures inside their cavities more stable than outside. Deep inside the trunk of an old tree, temperatures can remain surprisingly stable, even when the world outside is baking or…...
Plastic bottles top global cleanup initiative with 1.3 million collected worldwide
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (995+ words) 1.3 million plastic bottles collected in global cleanup reveal the scale of ocean pollution worldwide. A drink may be finished in minutes, but its bottle can become a much longer problem. During the 2025 International Coastal Cleanup, about 630,000 volunteers removed nearly 13.9 million…...
Sunflowers appear to recover after drought, but damage remains
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (939+ words) Sunflowers can look fully recovered after drought while hidden blockages remain inside their stems for weeks, new research reveals. Water a wilted plant and within a day it stands back up, leaves lifted, looking like it healed. Inside the stem,…...
Ozone recovery is changing life in Antarctica in an unexpected way
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (612+ words) Ozone recovery is reducing UV radiation in Antarctica, but new research suggests the change could weaken tundra carbon uptake in unexpected ways. The recovery of Antarctica’s ozone layer counts as one of the genuine environmental success stories of the past…...
Tree diversity gives forests a powerful defense against climate extremes
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (761+ words) Forests with greater tree diversity withstand extreme heat, drought, and flooding better and recover faster after compound climate extremes. Forests hit by extreme heat and drought or flooding at the same time struggle far more than those facing a single…...
Southern Ocean clouds expose a major weakness in climate models
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (701+ words) Southern Ocean clouds expose key flaws in atmospheric models, including excess cloud ice and a persistent cold bias that distort Earth's energy balance. The clouds hovering over the Southern Ocean quietly shape Earth’s climate, yet they remain some of the…...