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New Assessment Shows Gain of Coastline from Receding Glaciers
New research gives a detailed look at the extent to which receding glaciers in Alaska and elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere are creating new coastline and how that newly exposed terrain is behaving.
Flooding Along the Mississippi
After unleashing dozens of destructive tornadoes, a slow-moving storm system dumped heavy rain across the U.S. Midwest and Southeast in early April 2025.
Growing Risk of ‘Thirstwaves’ as the Planet Warms
The atmosphere is getting thirstier.
Powerful Methane Emissions from Lake Siljan Puzzle Researchers
Unexpectedly strong methane emissions have been detected at several locations in Lake Siljan, Sweden, according to a new study from Chalmers University of Technology.
With the Great Mussel Die-Off, Scientists Scramble for Answers
Throughout his professional life, U.S. Forest Service researcher Wendell Haag has studied freshwater mussels in their hotspot of biological diversity, which extends across a vast swath of the southeastern United States.
