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![A photo showing a road torn up by an earthquake](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mfu6SkoPuP6F8TETb8NN4i-320-80.jpg)
Will we have more earthquakes because of climate change?
By Katherine Irving published
Changes in sea level and glacial melt could make earthquakes more likely in the coming years.
![A satellite photo of clouds over land and ocean](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WL29AWKXCrhzeK9gvkA73b-320-80.jpg)
Scientists say they can now forecast El Niño Southern Oscillation years in advance
By Kristel Tjandra published
Scientists used thousands of years of climate data to show that El Niño Southern Oscillations can be predicted more than two years in advance.
![Thompson Fire in Oroville County, California on July 2, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LxthuopJ8gHPa9qEBbAjSi-320-80.jpg)
'The last 12 months have broken records like never before': Earth exceeds 1.5 C warming every month for entire year
By Ben Turner published
Every month has broken the temperature record of the previous for the past 12 months, and the signs of climate breakdown are already here, a new analysis shows.
![A deep sea hydrothermal vents appears to shimmer as it bubbles out hot water](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hELndrPjRfXxWuecQka4Sn-320-80.jpg)
'Dragon' and 'tree of life' hydrothermal vents discovered in Arctic region scientists thought was geologically dead
By Harry Baker published
Researchers have discovered a deep-sea hydrothermal vent field near Svalbard in an area previously assumed to be geologically inactive. The newfound vents have been named after various entities from Norse mythology.
![A man walks on the sidewalk in front of a temperature monitor that reads 104 F in Joshua Tree, California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aLDwCXBVkaKJhcGzWANApe-320-80.jpg)
Heat dome triggers record-breaking temperatures across US West Coast
By Sascha Pare published
Scorching temperatures up to 130 degrees Fahrenheit are expected across the U.S. West Coast in the coming days, as a heat dome hovers over the region.
![A nighttime satellite photo showing three hurricanes in a line](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3y3sejvrRtECnFXN5WG7sS-320-80.jpg)
Earth from space: 3 hurricanes form a perfect line before smashing into land
By Harry Baker published
A 2017 satellite photo captured three hurricanes — Katia, Irma and Jose — in a near-perfect line across "hurricane alley" in the Atlantic Ocean. Interestingly, the storms, which are named alphabetically, appeared to be in the wrong order.
![An underwater picture of seagrass in the immortal seagrass meadow at Shark Bay.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wY3pAWEDTeFmDmUQJGG6EJ-320-80.jpg)
Shark Bay: Home to Earth's largest plant — an immortal, self-cloning seagrass meadow stretching 112 miles
By Sascha Pare published
A 77-square-mile seagrass meadow at the bottom of Shark Bay in Western Australia is both Earth's largest plant and largest clone.
![Hurricane Beryl as seen from the International Space Station on July 1, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3aYaRurPvvKwRMJkXKfWkD-320-80.jpg)
'It's hard to communicate how unbelievable this is': Hurricane Beryl is the earliest Category 5 storm on record
By Ben Turner published
Unprecedented sea surface temperatures have driven the powerful storm to form early in the year, sowing catastrophe across the Caribbean.
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