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  Hurricane Beryl Highlights Dangers of Rapid Intensification. How Does This Happen?

  ScienceAlert - Brian Tang

  Hurricane Beryl was the latest Atlantic storm to rapidly intensify, growing quickly from a tropical storm into the strongest June hurricane on record …

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  2 days ago

  'Extremely Dangerous' Hurricane Beryl Breaks Record as Season Begins

  ScienceAlert - Chandan KHANNA

  Hurricane Beryl plowed toward the southeast Caribbean on Sunday as residents were urged to hurry and finish preparations ahead of the expected …

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  3 days ago

  Extreme Wildfires Have Doubled in Just Two Decades

  ScienceAlert - Víctor Fernández García & Cristina Santín

  It feels like we are getting used to the Earth being on fire. Recently, more than 70 wildfires burned simultaneously in Greece. In early 2024, Chile …

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  3 days ago

  Trees Have Become a Hidden Source of Air Pollution in Los Angeles

  ScienceAlert - Mike McRae

  California's vehicle emissions have steadily declined over the years as environmental policies and advancing technology clean up traffic exhaust. Yet …

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  5 days ago

  Scientists Have a Radical Plan to Pump Carbon to The Bottom of The Ocean

  ScienceAlert - Morgan McFall-Johnsen

  A major solution to the climate crisis may lie at the bottom of the ocean. Across the planet, basalt rock deposits on the sea floor have the potential …

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  New Antarctic Ice Tipping Point Discovered as Study Says We've Underestimated Melting

  ScienceAlert - Linda Givetash

  Scientists have discovered a new tipping point toward "runaway melting" of Antarctic ice sheets, caused by warm ocean water intruding between the ice …