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How to celebrate World Oceans Day 2019
World Oceans Day is Saturday, June 8. Celebrate! Plan or find an event. Participate on social media. Or ... just go to the beach. Some ideas for participating here.
June 5, 2019
Melting small glaciers could add 10 inches to sea level by 2100
A new analysis of 200,000 glaciers worldwide paints a picture of a future planet with a lot less ice and a lot more water.
June 5, 2019
View from space: North America’s deepest lake
Roughly the same size of Belgium, Canada’s Great Slave Lake runs nearly 2,000 feet (600 meters) deep. This article from NASA Earth Observatory describes the lake and conditions around it in 2019.
June 4, 2019
Curiosity sees noctilucent clouds shining in Mars’ sky
Late last month, the Curiosity rover picked up wonderful images of noctilucent - or "night-shining" - clouds in the Martian sky. Plus - if you're at a high latitude on Earth now - it's time to start looking for these clouds.
June 3, 2019
Why super-sized beavers went extinct
Super-sized beavers were as big as black bears. They suddenly became extinct 10,000 years ago, while small modern beavers survived. Now scientists know why.
June 3, 2019
It’s hurricane season: 4 things to know
Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and ends November 30. Here's how forecasters make predictions, whether to stay or evacuate, what kinds of risks extend inland, and how your social networks can help or hurt you.
May 31, 2019
April 2019 2nd hottest on record for globe
April 2019 was the 2nd-hottest April in the climate record, dating back to 1880, and the period from January-April was the 3rd-hottest year-to-date on record. In the Arctic, sea ice coverage shrunk to a record April low.
May 30, 2019
Springtime in northern Europe starting earlier and earlier
New analyses of satellite data show that the start of the spring growing season in northern Europe has advanced by 0.3 days per year from 2000 to 2016.
May 30, 2019
More West Antarctic glacier ice now unstable
By combining 25 years of satellite data, scientists have discovered that warming ocean waters have caused the ice to thin so rapidly that 24% of the glacier ice in West Antarctica is now affected.
May 23, 2019
Magnetic north is shifting fast. What’ll happen to the northern lights?
As magnetic north shifts increasingly away from the geologic north pole - towards Siberia - studies suggest the northern lights could move with it.
May 22, 2019
