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Environment
How a week of extreme weather changed the lives of millions of Americans
The Palisades Fire destroys vehicles and buildings in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on January 7, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File It was a week of fire and ice. It started with millions of people across the United States shivering in days of snowstorms and frigid air, thanks to a jet stream that has frequently deviated from…
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Environment
Fifty years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin and changed Australia’s attitude towards disasters forever
Fifty years after the tragedy, authorities can now predict tropical cyclones. Credit: Japan Meteorological Agency Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin, leaving a trail of devastation. It remains one of the most destructive natural phenomena in Australian history. Wind speeds reached over 200 km/h. The cyclone killed 71 people, injured nearly 650 people, and…
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Earth
Paleoclimate study finds cooling glaciers have changed patterns in the tropical Pacific Ocean
Comparison of proxy models for upper ocean temperature changes from glacial to interglacial periods in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Locations of surrogate sites (black circles) and areas used to calculate regional averages from model simulations (black boxes). Credit: National Taiwan University A research team led by National Taiwan University uses geochemical indicators from deep-sea sediments to reconstruct the upper ocean…
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