Bizarre year for sea ice notches another record
Antarctica finishes well below any other year in the satellite era.
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Scott K. Johnson
Associate Writer
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Scott has a master's in hydrogeology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and has worked as a hydrogeologist and educator in addition to freelancing. He currently works in science communication for EarthScope Consortium, which facilitates research in geophysics.
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Catch up on the Mars 2020 mission in 2023.
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New IPCC climate report contains everything you need to know
Synthesis report wraps up 6 releases over 5 years.
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2022 was once again one of the warmest years on record
Final tallies contain no surprises—it was a warm one.
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Record monsoon flooding in Pakistan due to a confluence of factors
Climate’s role is tough to quantify this time, though.
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Greenland may have already committed us to almost a foot of sea level rise
How long that takes to play out is unclear.
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Record-breaking UK heat “extremely unlikely” without climate change
Rapid analysis of the role of climate change finds clear relationship.
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Pakistan hits 120°F as climate trends drive spring heatwave
Rapid analysis shows situation would be unlikely without global warming.
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IPCC report: The next few years are critical
New report on climate solutions is good news, bad news, and a to-do list.
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If adapting to climate change sounds easy, it shouldn’t
While we need mitigation, adaptation (if done well) can reduce impacts.
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The US Southwest is hitting megadrought status
A very dry 2021 pushed the last two decades into first place.
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Cargo ships could switch to renewable fuels, but it ain’t cheap (yet)
Using Europe as an example, the technical feasibility looks promising.
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2021 obeyed physics, was one of the warmest years on record
La Niña in the Pacific meant no new record, but warming continues apace.
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There’s a lot we don’t know about ocean CO₂ removal
There are some intriguing ideas, but big questions remain about all of them.
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Recent CO₂ emissions flattened out by revised forest data
But fossil fuel emissions alone are still ticking upward.
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New IPCC climate report is the clearest guidebook for selecting a future
We now know some new things, and we still know some old things.
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Climate contrarians predicted the world would cool—it didn’t
The anticlimate-science blogosphere’s trophy cabinet is bare.
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Pacific Northwest heatwave “virtually impossible” without climate change
Rapid analysis shows it would be hard to do this in a cooler world.
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Eternally five years away? No, batteries are improving under your nose
Under the hood, lithium-ion batteries have gotten better in the last decade.
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Sea level rise uncertainties: Why all eyes are on Antarctica
Latest models project a bumpy road with big risks.
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Satellites detect volcanoes heating up before they blow
Subtle temperature changes can indicate growing eruption risk.
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Blaming a wiggly jet stream on climate change? Not so fast
The hypothesis is easy to understand, but it’s far from a consensus.
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The Arctic Ocean may have gone fresh in ice age times
Chemical clues in seafloor sediment show an absence of salt.
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Study finds we’re already committed to more global warming—sort of
Accounting for spatial patterns ups the estimate, but details are crucial.
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With the right catalyst, we might make jet fuel from CO₂
As carbon capture gets cheaper, new applications could look attractive.
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Like Titan, Pluto’s atmosphere is hazy, but for a different reason
Simple organic ices dominate, rather than bigger organic molecules.
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The omnibus bill was packed with energy and environment policy
DOE gets a long list of clean energy R&D projects.
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NOAA expects La Niña weather patterns through March
Here's last month's summary and the outlook for the next three.
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Biomarkers are how cancers give up their secrets
An animated look at the evolving science behind modern oncology.
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Canada set to raise carbon price considerably over next decade
Plan extends price trajectory to CAN$170 per ton by 2030.
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Company claims solid-state lithium-metal battery breakthrough
It would offer much higher energy density and much faster charging.
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New analysis: Extreme flows in US streams are rising
Mixed trends become clearer when similar streams are grouped together.
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Mars’ underground brine could be a good source of oxygen
Lab device splits water efficiently in Martian conditions.
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Cretaceous birds were thought to have small bills—except this one
This creature lived long before modern birds evolved large beaks.
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Want to offset your carbon footprint? Here’s what you need to know
Don’t just count on planted trees to offset your next flight.
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New “targeted healing” approach rejuvenates run-down battery materials
Rather than break down cathode material, why not restore it?
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