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Deforestation: Facts about the widespread destruction of Earth's forests
By Patrick Pester last updated
Fact file Deforestation can include clearing the land for farming or livestock, or using the timber for fuel, construction or manufacturing.

We finally know where the Yellowstone volcano will erupt next
By Stephanie Pappas published
A detailed look at Yellowstone's magma storage system finds that only one region is likely to host liquid magma in the long term.

Santa Ana winds: What is causing the deadly fires sweeping across Los Angeles?
By Pandora Dewan last updated
The Palisades and Eaton Fires have caused the most damage so far, spreading over 29,000 acres collectively.

Tibet earthquake: Deadly magnitude 7.1 quake hits holy city of Shigatse
By Patrick Pester published
A huge magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit the holy city of Shigatse, or Xigazê, in the autonomous region of Tibet in China.

Pakistan's 'bleeding ink' lagoon brings life to harsh desert environment
By Harry Baker published
Earth from space This 2014 satellite photo shows Pakistan's Khor Kalmat tidal lagoon brimming with water at the heart of an arid desert. This fluctuating body of water, which looks like "ink bleeding onto parchment," helps support life in this harsh environment.

Scientists find hidden 'hotspot' that helped create the Great Lakes before North America even existed
By Stephanie Pappas published
A hotspot that now lies in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean was once under the Great Lakes, and may explain why they formed where they did.

What is thundersnow? The weird weather phenomenon rumbling through the East Coast and Midwest
By Pandora Dewan published
The conditions needed to create thunderstorms are very rare, and can be dangerous, meteorologists warn.

Mysterious climate-changing eruption that turned the sun blue traced to remote Pacific island
By Patrick Pester published
Zavaritskii volcano in the Kuril Islands was responsible for the mysterious 1831 volcanic eruption that cooled the climate and turned the sun different colors, a new study finds.
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