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Installing GPS Around Barisal, Bangladesh
Getting to remote sites started to prove challenging, and involved many forms of transportation by land and water.
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Evolving Landscape Added Fuel to Gobi Desert’s High-Speed Winds
A new study uncovers a previously undocumented relationship between erosion and wind speed.
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Back to Bangladesh: How Fast Is the Delta Sinking?
I am back in Bangladesh once more to investigate the balance between sea level rise, the sinking of the land, and the filling of the space with sediments.
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How Will Climate Change Impact the Gulf Stream?
Evidence suggests that this major ocean current, which influences the weather in parts of Europe and the U.S., is already changing.
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10 Climate Change Impacts That Will Affect Us All
And how to protect yourself from them.
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New Citizen Science Project Asks: Is It Snowing Plastics?
The PlastiX-Snow project will track microplastics that contaminate Earth’s most remote and pristine locations.
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Con Ed Study Details Projected Climate Impacts on Energy Systems
Report finds extreme heat, coastal storm surge, inland flooding and more violent storms will significantly impact the energy systems of the New York City area in the 21st century.
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A Climate Change Double Whammy in the U.S. Corn Belt
Warming temperatures create two major drying trends, jeopardizing corn and soybean crops.
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Undersea Volcanism May Help Explain Medieval Year of Darkness
Tropical fossils found in a Greenland ice core hint at volcanic eruptions that threw the world into darkness from 536 to 537 A.D.
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