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Methane leaks multiplying beneath Antarctic ocean spark fears of climate doom loop
A potent greenhouse gas has begun seeping out of the Antarctic seafloor in dozens of places, scientists have discovered.Researchers documented…
The most devastating extreme weather events of the year: Gallery
This year has seen some of the most destructive extreme weather events on record. Wildfires in Los Angeles were a…
A massive weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field is growing, scientists discover
A weak spot in Earth's magnetic field over the South Atlantic Ocean has ballooned in size since 2014, satellite data…
Shapeshifting ‘braided river’ in Tibet is the highest in the world, and is becoming increasingly unstable — Earth from space
QUICK FACTSWhere is it? Yarlung Zangbo River, Tibet Autonomous Region of China What's in the photo? The braided branches of…
Link between Cascadia and San Andreas Fault earthquakes discovered 30 years after lost vessel stumbled across key data
A "Big One" on the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest might trigger a similarly serious earthquake on California's…
AI reveals hidden ‘ring fault’ that is unleashing earthquakes at Italy’s Campi Flegrei volcano
An artificial intelligence (AI) model has revealed never-before-seen geological structures at Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano, including a clear "ring fault"…
‘An increasing attack on water resources from multiple fronts’: Scientists warn ‘day zero droughts’ could hit before 2030
Almost three-quarters of drought-prone regions around the world will be at risk of extreme water shortages known as "day zero…
An ‘ice tsunami’ in 2024 ripped through the Yukon with such force it tore up trees and the riverbed
A landslide into a river in Canada's Yukon territory last December sent a tsunami of ice slabs flying over two…
Scientists ‘reawaken’ ancient microbes from permafrost — and discover they start churning out CO2 soon after
Microbes that have been suspended in permafrost for up to 40,000 years could "reawaken" and start churning out greenhouse gases…
At least 41 dead in Mexico floods
Floods caused by torrential rains have killed at least 41 people in Mexico in recent days and left behind a…