Sediment floating in the Gulf of Alaska lent contrasting color to this otherwise winter-white scene acquired by the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite on December 29, 2023.
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Arctic Cold Snap Transforms into a Blessing
The recent cold spell has plunged the nation into a deep freeze, resulting in the closure of 247 national parks, the cancellation of 14 domestic flights, and the scrapping of 107 cruise ship voyages.
Team Embarks on Mission to Investigate Iceberg Calving
Halley Research Station, Antarctica – A team of scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is gearing up for an expedition to the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica to unravel the mysteries behind the calving processes that result in the formation of colossal icebergs.
Building on CO2
The construction industry as a CO2 sink? Researchers at Empa's Concrete & Asphalt lab are working on this.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Fell in Half Last Year
Forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon was down 50 percent, year on year, in 2023, according to government figures.
Climate Change Could Be Impacting Babies’ Birthweight for Gestational Age
Climate change could pose a big risk to Australians’ reproductive health with a new, large-scale Curtin University study revealing a possible link between extreme bioclimatic exposure during pregnancy and babies’ birthweights for gestational age.