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Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Peat fires in Sumatra strengthen in El Nino years - Peat Fires in Sumatra Strengthen in El Nino Years      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Sumatra's burning again and the El Nino event that is occurring this year is partially to blame for...

Space: The Solar System
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Why does Mercury have such a big iron core? - Why Does Mercury Have Such a Big Iron Core?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study disputes the prevailing hypothesis on why Mercury has a big core relative to its mantle....

Space: The Solar System
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Modeling offers new perspective on how Pluto's 'icy heart' came to be - Modeling Offers New Perspective on How Pluto's 'Icy Heart' Came to Be      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Pluto's "icy heart" is a bright, two-lobed feature on its surface that has attracted researchers eve...

Space: The Solar System
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Earth and Mars were formed from inner Solar System material - Earth and Mars: Formed from Inner Solar System Material      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Cosmochemists now present the most comprehensive comparison to date of the isotopic composition of E...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Arctic lakes are vanishing in surprise climate finding - Arctic Lakes are Vanishing in Surprise Climate Finding      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A study shows a widespread patterns of loss, upending scientists' previous projections. ABSTRACT: Ar...

Environmental: Ecosystems Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Climate change likely to uproot more Amazon trees - Climate Change Likely to Uproot More Amazon Trees      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Tropical forests are crucial for sucking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But they're also sub...

Geoscience: Geology
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Unlocking deep carbon's fate - Unlocking Deep Carbon's Fate: Understanding the Role of Carbon in Earth's Mantle      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Carbon dioxide in the deep Earth may be more active than previously thought and may have played a bi...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Arctic carbon conveyor belt discovered - Arctic Carbon Conveyor Belt Discovered: A New Climate Change Concern      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Every year, the cross-shelf transport of carbon-rich particles from the Barents and Kara Seas could...

Chemistry: Thermodynamics Engineering: Nanotechnology
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'Heat highways' could keep electronics cool - Heat Highways: The Future of Cooling Electronics      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

As smart electronic devices become smaller and more powerful, they can generate a lot of heat, leadi...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Siberian tundra could virtually disappear by mid-millennium - Siberian Tundra Could Virtually Disappear by Mid-Millennium      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Due to global warming, temperatures in the Arctic are climbing rapidly. As a result, the treeline fo...

Geoscience: Landslides
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Sea level rise up to four times global average for coastal communities - Sea Level Rise Up to Four Times Global Average for Coastal Communities      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

New research shows that coastal populations are experiencing relative sea-level rise up to four time...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Amazonia racing toward tipping point, fueled by unregulated fires - Amazonia Racing Toward Tipping Point, Fueled by Unregulated Fires      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Amazonia is closer to a catastrophic ecological tipping point than any time in the last 100,000 year...

Ecology: Trees Geoscience: Geology
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Evolution of tree roots may have driven mass extinctions - Evolution of Tree Roots May Have Driven Mass Extinctions      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A study has found evidence that the evolution of tree roots over 300 million years ago triggered mas...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Thawing permafrost is shaping the global climate - Thawing Permafrost is Shaping the Global Climate      (via sciencedaily.com) 

How is climate change affecting the permanently frozen soils of the Arctic? What will the consequenc...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Socio-economic factors shown to drive mangrove losses and gains - Socio-Economic Factors Shown to Drive Mangrove Losses and Gains      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research into the drivers of mangrove loss over the past 20 years has revealed that most of the...