Extreme space weather threatens vital satellites orbiting the Earth, including the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) which pass through the heart of the outer radiation belt.
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10-Year Countdown to Sea-Ice-Free Arctic
If the world keeps increasing greenhouse gas emissions at its current speed, all sea ice in the Arctic will disappear in the 2030s, an event that could at best be postponed until the 2050s should emissions be somehow reduced.
New Abundance Estimate for Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
Today, NOAA Fisheries announced an updated abundance estimate for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales. S
Study Finds Combustion From Gas Stoves Can Raise Indoor Levels of Chemical Linked to a Higher Risk of Blood Cell Cancers
About 47 million homes use natural gas or propane-burning cooktops and ovens.
Shrinking Lakes of the Kashmir Valley
Two lakes surrounded by the high Himalaya Mountains are remnants of a much larger ancient lake in India’s Kashmir Valley.
Study Shows Ancient Alaskans Were Freshwater Fishers
A scientific team led by University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers has discovered the earliest-known evidence of freshwater fishing by ancient people in the Americas.