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Laser scans reveal ‘hidden’ active faults in Yellowstone

Using lidar that can peer through foliage, researchers found evidence of past earthquakes and active faults that could help scientists better understand the threat of earthquakes for surrounding communities.
Paradise Valley
Paradise Valley

COP28 summit: Future of fossil fuels take center stage at climate talks

The annual U.N. summit is taking place Nov. 30 to Dec. 12 as the world is poised to shatter another record for the hottest year in 2023.
 At the 2015 climate conference in Paris, the international community agreed on the 1.5-degree target in order to avert a climate catastrophe.
 At the 2015 climate conference in Paris, the international community agreed on the 1.5-degree target in order to avert a climate catastrophe.

The vision of El Niño as producer of historic California storms may be outdated

The phenomenon, once a reliable source of storms, rain, snow and waves for California, may have changed permanently.
Storm in Southern California
Storm in Southern California

Whitmer signs package to push Michigan to 100% clean energy by 2040

More than 20 states, including California, Louisiana and New York, have adopted energy targets that aim to eliminate or offset emissions over the next two decades.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

First long-haul flight fully powered by sustainable aviation fuel takes off

Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787 is burning a blend of 88% waste fats supplied by AirBP and 12% synthetic aromatic kerosene made from plant sugars.
A Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner takes off from Heathrow airport flying entirely on sustainable aviation fuel on Nov. 28, 2023.
A Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner takes off from Heathrow airport flying entirely on sustainable aviation fuel on Nov. 28, 2023.

Mysterious dog respiratory illness may be caused by a new type of bacterial infection, researchers say

Scientists at the University of New Hampshire may have identified a pathogen that has sickened possibly thousands of dogs and killed some of them across the country.
Jack Russell dog on a sofa bed
Jack Russell dog on a sofa bed
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A critically endangered Sumatran rhino named Delilah successfully gives birth in Indonesia

Delilah gave birth to a 55-pound male calf at a sanctuary for Sumatran rhinos in Way Kambas National Park in Lampung province, at the southern tip of Sumatra island.
Image: A newly born Sumatran rhino calf walks in its enclosure at Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary
Image: A newly born Sumatran rhino calf walks in its enclosure at Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary

U.N. looks to bring order to carbon markets scrutinized by environmentalists

New U.N. recommendations provide guidance on what offsetting projects can earn carbon credits and could be ratified at the upcoming COP28 climate summit.
Steam and exhaust rise from various industries in Oberhausen, Germany.
Steam and exhaust rise from various industries in Oberhausen, Germany.

As hundreds of earthquakes shake Iceland, authorities warn of a 'high likelihood' of volcanic eruption

The Icelandic Meteorological Office has been closely monitoring the rumblings of a volcano under the Reykjanes Peninsula.
A member of the emergency services walks near a crack cutting across the main road in Grindavik, Iceland on Nov. 13, following earthquakes.
A member of the emergency services walks near a crack cutting across the main road in Grindavik, Iceland on Nov. 13, following earthquakes.

Taylor Swift concert runs into brutal Brazilian heat wave

Brazil’s National Institute of Meteorology was warning of “great danger” over the weekend as a ridge of high pressure remains parked over the region.
brazil brasil heatwave
brazil brasil heatwave

Months without sunlight: how one woman survives the darkness

Cecilia Blomdahl lives on the Svalbard archipelago of Norway, where she creates content about "polar night," a nearly three-month period with almost no sunlight.
Cecilia Blomdahl at her home in Svalbard, one of the northernmost inhabited areas in the world, on Nov. 1, 2023 at 9 a.m.
Cecilia Blomdahl at her home in Svalbard, one of the northernmost inhabited areas in the world, on Nov. 1, 2023 at 9 a.m.