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Alaska's Arctic coastal towns face extensive inundation

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Recent changes in Antarctic sea ice are unique since early 20th century

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Marine species can cling together to buy time during climate warming

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How the Matterhorn constantly sways

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Iodine in desert dust destroys ozone

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Climate-driven disease devastates seagrass health

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Winter is coming: Researchers uncover a surprising cause of the Little Ice Age

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Climate change factors in the fossil record that accelerate mass extinction

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Climate modeling confirms historical records showing rise in hurricane activity

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Aircraft reveal surprisingly strong Southern Ocean carbon sink

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Seismic shockwave pattern may be redirecting earthquake damage

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Promising anti-melanoma properties discovered in a sea squirt

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Studies find that river diversions can overcome Louisiana's rapid sinking

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Research leads to deeper understanding of ocean currents

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Fate of sinking tectonic plates revealed

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Nutritional value of giant kelp decreases as ocean temperatures increase

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Why did glacial cycles intensify a million years ago?

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First global river database documents 40 years of changes

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EVENT: Arctic Research Plan 2022-2026 Launch Webinar

Survey of 1,800-plus 'young' volcanoes in the US Southwest

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Fossils reveal how tusks first evolved and why they are unique to mammals

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Agricultural runoff contributes to climate change

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Whales are more important ecosystem engineers than previously thought

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Increases in extreme humid-heat disproportionately affect populated regions

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How life reemerges from cataclysms

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How marsh grass protects shorelines

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Carbon dissolved in Arctic rivers affects the globe

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Underwater gardens boost coral diversity to stave off 'biodiversity meltdown'

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Protecting the ozone layer is delivering vast health benefits

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Ocean life helps produce clouds, but existing clouds keep new ones at bay

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