Carbon Dioxide
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Earth's oceans are a 'ticking time bomb' as acidity levels enter 'danger zone,' study suggestsResearchers have found that ocean acidification entered a "danger zone" in 2020, suggesting increased carbon dioxide levels have caused Earth to breach another planetary boundary.
By Patrick Pester Published
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The closer a volcano is to erupting, the greener the trees around it look from spaceScientists have found a way to monitor volcanic carbon dioxide levels — one of the first signs a volcano might be about to blow — that doesn't involve trekking up a mountain.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Catastrophic tipping point in Greenland reached as crystal blue lakes turn brown, belch out carbon dioxideRecord heat and rain turned thousands of Greenland lakes brown in 2022 as they hit a tipping point and began emitting carbon dioxide.
By Patrick Pester Published
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'Cryptic carbon' may leak from volcanoes millions of years after eruptions endDissolved carbon dioxide may have bubbled up from magma far below Earth's surface, contributing to prolonged warming.
By Skyler Ware Published
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'Unique and extreme': James Webb telescope detects possible alien world bubbling over with volcanoesAstronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected possible signs of gases released by volcanic activity on a distant exoplanet.
By Agnibha Banerjee Published
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'We don't really consider it low probability anymore': Collapse of key Atlantic current could have catastrophic impacts, says oceanographer Stefan RahmstorfA visualization from space of the Gulf Stream as it unfurls across the North Atlantic Ocean.
By Ben Turner Published
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Fool's Gold is driving a new accelerating climate feedback loop in CanadaA hut sits at an altidue of 1,800 meters near the Mackenzie Mountains in Yukon, Canada.
By Ben Turner Published
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Why can't you suffocate by holding your breath?The human body has a number of mechanisms that prevent you from holding your breath until you suffocate.
By Ashley Hamer Published
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'Completely unexpected': New type of wood discovered by scientists dubbed 'midwood'Tulip trees were long renowned for their carbon storage. Their unique wood may be responsible.
By Raymond Wightman Published
