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Geoscience (also called Earth Science) is the study of Earth. Geoscience includes so much more than rocks and volcanoes, it studies the processes that form and shape Earth's surface, the natural resources we use, and how water and ecosystems are interconnected. Geoscience uses tools and techniques from other science fields as well, such as chemistry, physics, biology, and math! Read more...

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Rainfall's impact on pollutants: Unraveling the Tibetan Plateau's enigmatic dance (phys.org)
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Mountains vulnerable to extreme rain from climate change: As rising global temperatures shift snow to rain, mountains across the Northern Hemisphere will be hotspots for extreme rainfall events (www.sciencedaily.com)
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As rising global temperatures shift snow to rain, mountains across the Northern Hemisphere will be hotspots for extreme rainfall events that could trigger floods and landslides -- potentially impacting a quarter of the world's population

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Research reveals sources of CO2 from Aleutian-Alaska Arc volcanoes: Scientists have found what happens to the organic and inorganic carbon of the Earth's Pacific Plate (www.sciencedaily.com)
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What controls the pathways of the Labrador Current? Stronger winds shift water from the Labrador Current eastward, with dire consequences for marine ecosystems (www.sciencedaily.com)
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Antarctica's mysterious Blood Falls aren't made by minerals after all (newatlas.com)
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From raising the global sea level to crushing life on the seafloor -- here's why you should care about icebergs (theconversation.com)
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Earth Is Running Out of Sand, Spurring a Cutthroat Black Market (popularmechanics.com)
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Fractured foundations: how Antarctica's 'landfast' ice is dwindling and why that's bad news (theconversation.com)
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For some corals, the 2016 El Niño helped while it hurt (www.science.org)
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What is a heat dome? An atmospheric scientist explains the weather phenomenon baking Texas and forecast to expand (theconversation.com)
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We have forgotten what a 'natural' river even looks like (theconversation.com)
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‘It’s absolutely guaranteed’: the best and worst case scenarios for sea level rise (www.theguardian.com)
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UKCEH at SETAC Europe 2023: exploring the sources, fate and effects of chemical pollution | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (www.ceh.ac.uk)
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Trials will investigate if rock dust can combat climate crisis | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (www.ceh.ac.uk)
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Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by 2030s, say scientists – this would have global, damaging and dangerous consequences (blog.geographydirections.com)
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Earth's Jet Streams Look as Chaotic as a Van Gogh Right Now, And That's a Big Problem (www.sciencealert.com)
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Plastic pollution: campaigners around the world are using the courts to clean up – but manufacturers are fighting back (theconversation.com)
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Giant "Gravity Hole" in the Ocean May Be the Ghost of an Ancient Sea (www.scientificamerican.com)
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Protecting the Ozone Layer Is Delaying Arctic Melting - Eos (eos.org)
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The Mysterious Case of Ireland’s Missing Earthquakes - Eos (eos.org)
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Massive ocean discovered beneath the Earth's crust (www.indy100.com)
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Russia, China block move for new Antarctic marine reserves (phys.org)
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New study reveals global reservoirs are becoming emptier (www.sciencedaily.com)
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The Secret Messages in Ancient Storms: Paleotempestology promises to uncover patterns of historical hurricanes—to better predict destructive weather of the future. (nautil.us)
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Effect of volcanic eruptions significantly underestimated in climate projections, study shows (phys.org)
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