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Got a minute? Climate change/sea level rise
How is climate change connected to sea level rise? One-minute video explains.
August 28, 2015
Did glaciers lure wolves back to California?
More than 90 years after California's last wolf was killed, a pack has been observed near Mt. Shasta. Are the mountain's glaciers a reason the wolves chose this location?
August 28, 2015
Rediscovering a rare South Pacific nautilus
In July, scientists spotted a rare South Pacific nautilus - considered to be one of the rarest animals on Earth - for the first time in three decades.
August 25, 2015
No end in sight for western US wildfires
Satellite images capture the ongoing onslaught of wildfires in the U.S. West.
August 25, 2015
Captures of elusive red sprites from ISS
Why are sprites elusive? It doesn’t help that they flash on millisecond timescales. Also, they're above thunderstorms, usually blocked from view on the ground.
August 24, 2015
Global warming makes California drought worse
A new study suggests that natural forces are behind California’s drought, but that global warming has contributed 8-27% to the drought’s severity.
August 24, 2015
July 2015 was warmest month ever recorded
Last month's average global temperature was the all-time highest monthly temperature since record-keeping began in 1880.
August 21, 2015
No asteroid threatening Earth in September
Despite rumors, no asteroid threatens Earth. All known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids have less than a 0.01% chance of hitting Earth in the next 100 years, says NASA.
August 20, 2015
Why do volcanoes erupt?
Volcanoes are channels that transfer molten rock from Earth’s crust to the surface. Here’s why eruptions happen.
August 20, 2015
View from space: Fires in US Pacific Northwest
Wildfire outbreaks have charred nearly 7 million acres this summer. Satellite view of several fires burning in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
August 18, 2015
