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Tag: Nature Geoscience
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Getting to root of possible carbon storage changes due to climate change
New study looks at the dynamics of how warming may affect carbon capture in soil near trees and plants.
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How asteroid, comet strikes may have delayed evolution of atmosphere
Collisions more common than thought and hampered growth of oxygen on planet, Harvard professor’s team finds.
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Earlier warnings for heat waves
In a new study, researchers from Harvard University and the National Center for Atmospheric Research have identified sea surface temperature patterns that help predict extreme heat waves in the Eastern United States up to 50 days in advance.
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Toxic mercury springs from a hidden source
Environmental scientists at Harvard have discovered that the Arctic accumulation of mercury, a toxic element, is caused by both atmospheric forces and the flow of circumpolar rivers that carry the element north into the Arctic Ocean.
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Ice sheet in peril? Gravity to the rescue
Gravity’s surprising effects when the Earth’s ice sheets melt can help to stabilize ones, such as those found in West Antarctica, that are grounded below sea level.
