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Some Climate Change Impacts May Appear Sooner than Expected

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Buildings in Marshall Islands
Mercury ID
476651
Dec 07, 2015

Some impacts of global climate change will appear much sooner than others.

Climate Change May Extend Ozone Season in the Southeastern U.S.

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Atlanta forest
Mercury ID
565511
Aug 22, 2016

Extreme weather conditions associated with climate change may extend the ozone season in the Southeastern United States.

Eastern U.S. Needs “Connectivity” to Help Species Escape Climate Change

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Jenny McGuire
Mercury ID
544091
Jun 13, 2016

Improved "climate connectivity" will be needed by species in the Eastern United States.

High-Resolution Model Explains Role of Soil Erosion in Carbon Budgets

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Calhoun Critical Zone Observatory
Mercury ID
542751
Jun 07, 2016

A high-resolution model explains how soil erosion can affect carbon cycles

Climate Change: Potentially Good News on Methane and Peat Carbon

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SPRUCE climate change experiment enclosure exterior
Mercury ID
584959
Dec 13, 2016

Soil carbon stored in peat bogs may not convert to greenhouse gasses in the face of global warming.

Cold Suns, Warm Exoplanets and Methane Blankets

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Carl Sagan portrait NASA
Mercury ID
599747
Dec 11, 2017

Early Earth probably would have frozen solid, if not for greenhouse gasses, and a new model shows how they could have feasibly arisen.

Instability in Antarctic Ice Projected to Make Sea Level Rise Rapidly

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Thwaites Glacier's outer edge
Mercury ID
623047
Jul 08, 2019

Instability hidden within Antarctic ice is likely to accelerate its flow into the ocean and push sea level up at a more rapid pace than previously expected.

Warming Impedes a Coral Defense, but Hungry Fish Enhance It

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Lively Pacific reef
Mercury ID
627035
Oct 02, 2019

Corals exude defenses against bacteria associated with bleaching, but warming disadvantages the defense. Conservation offers limited hope.

Energy Regulation Rollbacks Threaten Progress Against Harmful Ozone

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Coal-fired power plant by day
Mercury ID
628279
Nov 04, 2019

This is what could happen if all endangered regulations that help in the fight against harmful ozone go away.

Carbon soot particles, dust blamed for discoloring India’s Taj Mahal

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Workers cleaning Taj Mahal
Mercury ID
353451
Dec 10, 2014

The Taj Mahal’s iconic marble dome and soaring minarets require regular cleaning to maintain their dazzling appearance, and scientists now know why.

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