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Hurricane Beryl sets multiple records as 1st major storm of 2024 Atlantic season (video)
What started as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa has now set multiple records and claimed the spot as the first hurricane to develop during the 2024 Atlantic season.
'The last 12 months have broken records like never before': Earth exceeds 1.5 C warming every month for entire year
Every month has broken the temperature record of the previous for the past 12 months, and the signs of climate breakdown are already here, a new analysis shows.
'Dark comets' may have given Earth its water long ago
'Dark comets,' which have no visible tail, could also explain the strange behavior of the interstellar object 'Oumuamua.
Huge earthquake 2,500 years ago rerouted the Ganges River, study suggests
A new study suggests an earthquake of estimated magnitude 7.5 or 8 shook the Indian subcontinent 2,500 years ago, changing the course of the Ganges.
1st images from European climate satellite reveal how energy cycles to and from Earth
The European Space Agency's EarthCARE satellite sent back its first images; they should be able to help scientists better study Earth's energy balance.
China plans to deflect an asteroid by 2030 to showcase Earth protection skills
China aims to launch its first planetary defense mission by 2030, to showcase the skills needed to nudge a dangerous asteroid away from Earth.
New study shows mysterious solar particle blasts can devastate the ozone layer, bathing Earth in radiation for years
The remarkable aurora in early May this year demonstrated the power that solar storms can emit as radiation, but occasionally the sun does something far more destructive.
Solar maximum is in sight but when will it arrive (and when will we know)?
We explore the latest solar maximum predictions and look into why it could be a couple of years before we can confidently state when solar maximum occurred.
