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Earth
Warm seawater intrudes into Antarctica’s main ice shelf, raising concerns about sea levels
Schematic map of the Filchner Trough region on the eastern continental shelf of the Weddell Sea. Credit: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2023JC020700 The vast Antarctic ice sheet stores more than half of the earth’s fresh water. In some places on the continent, the ice extends over the ocean, where it forms large floating shelves. Observations show that…
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Environment
Earthquake raises concerns under volcano near Alaska’s largest city
This image provided by the Alaska Volcano Observatory shows the summit of Spur Mountain in Alaska on October 24, 2024. Credit: Wyatt Mayo/Alaska Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey (via AP) Geologists are noticing an increase in the number of earthquakes occurring beneath a volcano near Alaska’s largest city this year. Spur Mountain, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) northwest of Anchorage,…
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Other Sciences
Despite concerns about democracy, researchers find Americans are very interested in elections
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A nationally representative survey of American adults found that the public is extremely interested in the 2024 election campaign. Researchers at the University of South Florida’s Center for Sustainable Democracy are collaborating with researchers at Rutgers University, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Kansas to learn more about American democracy, current campaigns, and attitudes…
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