physical geography
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Racism and Redlining Can Be Seen ‘in the Flood Data’
Houses are surrounded by flood waters after Hurricane Delta passed through the area on Oct. 10, 2020 near Lake Charles,…
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Why Rainbows Look Different in Hawaii
Rainbow over Honolulu Harbor.Image: Minghue Chen Rain and sunlight are the key ingredients of rainbows, but many other environmental factors…
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We Have a Chance to Keep the Tropics Habitable
A man washes himself at a water pipe to cool down along the railway tracks in New Delhi.Photo: RAVEENDRAN/AFP (Getty…
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ROV Making Incredibly Detailed Maps of Seafloor Off California
A deep-sea crab sits atop a bubblegum coral on Sur Ridge.Image: © 2013 MBARI About 20 miles (32 kilometers) off…
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Climate Change Is Killing Butterflies in the American West
A butterfly sits atop a flower in Los Angeles, California, July 9, 2008.Photo: Gabriel Bouys (Getty Images) Butterflies play essential…
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Underwater Robot Stealthily Swims With Invisible Propulsion System
Sound travels faster and farther underwater because it’s denser than air, and that can make it harder for researchers trying…
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Extreme Rainfall Has Been Linked With Low Birth Weight
A Dessana indigenous man plays with a baby by the Negro River at the Tupe Reservation in the outskirts of…
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Unseasonable European Heat Smashes All-Time February Records
A temperature anomaly maps shows heat over Europe and the Arctic and a chill over Russia.Image: University of Maine Winter…
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A Major Ocean Current May Be Hurtling Towards Collapse
Photo: David Goldman (AP) The ocean may have less time than we thought before massive, irreversible shifts take place. A…
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You’re Drawing Icebergs All Wrong
Photo: Johan Ordonez (Getty Images) Megan Thompson-Munson, a geologist and climate scientist, has seen your drawings of icebergs and had…
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