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How to Disinfect Your Mask: A Step-by-Step Guide
Social distancing and mask-wearing are here to stay for the foreseeable future. This guide will help you safely disinfect and reuse some types of disposable masks.
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Maureen Raymo Appointed Interim Director of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Raymo is a world-renowned marine geologist and climate scientist whose work focuses on the history and causes of past climate change.
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Rosanne D’Arrigo: Decoding The History of Climate Cycles, One Tree Ring At A Time
A simple fascination with winter and weather patterns led D’Arrigo to become a globe-trotting scientist who collects and analyzes important data from tree rings.
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Earth Institute Solidarity and Support for #ShutDownSTEM
On Wednesday, the State of the Planet blog will be going silent in solidarity with a grassroots movement to eradicate anti-Black racism in academia and STEM.
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Coronavirus Is Improving Water Quality — For Now, At Least
With less pollution entering the air, our waterways are getting cleaner. Whether or not they stay that way is up to us.
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What Will the Weather Be After Coronavirus?
Pollution is going down, but temperatures could still rise. Here’s why.
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What the Forecast for an Active Hurricane Season Means for the Atlantic Region
Climate scientist Suzana Camargo shares some cautionary words.
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Ocean Uptake of CO2 Could Drop as We Cut Carbon Emissions
A new study finds that ocean absorption of CO2 rises and falls along with human activity and natural phenomena. The findings are important for understanding how much the oceans will offset future climate change.
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Nisarga Could Be the Strongest Storm to Hit Mumbai in 70 Years
Major cyclone landfalls in this region are rare, but they could become more common and more dangerous under climate change.
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