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Hidden Biological Processes can Affect How the Ocean Stores Carbon
New Stanford-led research unveils a hidden factor that could change our understanding of how oceans mitigate climate change.
Rapidly Increasing Industrial Activities in the Arctic
More than 800,000 km2 of the Arctic were affected by human activity in 2013, according to an analysis of satellite-derived data on artificial light at night.
A Blueprint for Mapping Melting Ice Sheets
Researchers in the Stanford Radio Glaciology lab use radio waves to understand rapidly changing ice sheets and their contributions to global sea-level rise.
Weather-Changing El Niño Oscillation Is at Least 250 Million Years Old
The El Niño event, a huge blob of warm ocean water in the tropical Pacific Ocean that can change rainfall patterns around the globe, isn't just a modern phenomenon.
Another Atmospheric River Hits British Columbia
About a month after a powerful atmospheric river brought abundant rain to coastal British Columbia, another storm drenched southern parts of the Canadian province and western Washington in the U.S.