Tonga Eruption Was So Intense; It Caused the Atmosphere to Ring like a Bell
On Jan. 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption reached a climax. Its rapid release of energy not only fueled an ocean tsunami that wreaked…
Environmental Science
World’s First Fossil-Free Steel Has Power to Slash Carbon Footprints
Steel can be found in many places. It can be found in our cars, our homes, our bridges, and a variety of other places. Steel,…
Tonga Volcano Erupted With Force More Than 500 Times the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb
The enormity — and lethal implications — of last week’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption are now being assessed, with scientists assessing the explosion’s strength, which…
Group of Scientists Ask Governments to Ban Sun-Blocking Technology
A group of scientists and policy experts has signed a letter advocating a ban on allowing or pursuing initiatives that seek to “block out” the…
Nine of the Top 10 Hottest Years Ever All Occurred In the Last Decade
According to NASA, the National Oceanic, and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) 2021 Annual Global Climate Update, the last nine years have now ranked in the top…
Earth’s Sixth Mass Extinction Has Begun, Argue Researchers
The five previous mass extinction events in our planet’s history were all triggered by catastrophic natural phenomena, but according to the authors of a new…
World’s Oceans Smash Heat Record for Sixth Year Straight
An international group of experts has released some really concerning information about the state of the oceans. The oceans have never been hotter, and they…
2021 Was the World’s Fifth-Hottest Year on Record?
Despite the moderating influence of La Nina, the year 2021 was the fifth hottest on record, according to the European Copernicus Climate Change Service. The…
‘Don’t Look Up’ Hollywood’s Primer on Climate Denial Illustrates five Myths That Fuel Rejection of Science
Every disaster film begins with a scientist being dismissed. “Don’t Look Up” is no exception; in fact, the premise is that people ignore or even…
A Peculiar Magma “Wind” Exists Deep beneath Panama
A multinational team of scientists identified an unusual geochemical composition beneath Panama, which they felt did not develop there. It developed near the Galápagos Islands…
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