Tag: Science
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Climate change is lifting Iceland – and it could mean more volcanic eruptions
Land moving upward faster than researchers expected at 1.4in every year, allowing ‘hot potato’ rocks to rise
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2014 officially the hottest year on record
Nasa and Noaa scientists report 2014 was 0.07F (0.04C) higher than previous records and the 38th consecutive year of above-average temperaturesInteractive: 15 of the hottest spots around the world in 2014
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Scientists connect the dots from identifying to preventing dangerous climate risks
At the AGU 2014 fall meeting, climate and social scientists gathered to share their latest research
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World’s beaches being washed away due to coastal development
From Florida to the Costa del Sol, costly sea defences are accelerating beach erosion and will ultimately fail to protect coastal towns and cities from rising tides, say experts
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Earth faces sixth ‘great extinction’ with 41% of amphibians set to go the way of the dodo
Analysis for prestigious Nature magazine sounds alarm on the way that human activity, from overfishing to agriculture, is forcing a vast number of species to vanish from the wild• Northern white rhino’s death leaves just five left in the world
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Full scale of plastic in the world’s oceans revealed for first time
Over five trillion pieces of plastic are floating in our oceans says most comprehensive study to date on plastic pollution around the world