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Air Quality News: Improving urban flood forecasting with real-time hazardous rainfall detection

Improving urban flood forecasting with real-time hazardous rainfall detection

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) announced that it will apply its early detection technology for quasi-stationary linear rainbands and sudden localized torrential rainfall to the Urban Flood Forecasting Platform operated…

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Air Quality News: When disaster crosses borders, Indonesia's credibility is tested twice

When disaster crosses borders, Indonesia's credibility is tested twice

On Sept. 15, the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau sent volcanic ash up to 15,000 meters (50,000 feet) and produced rumbling heard 700 kilometers (435 miles) away. Eight airports suspended operations, thousands of flights were disrupted, and more than 270,000 p…

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Air Quality News: In 2025, the ozone hole shrank to one of its smallest sizes in decades

In 2025, the ozone hole shrank to one of its smallest sizes in decades

The Antarctic ozone hole in 2025 was one of the smallest in decades—a testament to the continuing success of international action to protect Earth's ozone layer, which shields us from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays, according to a new report from the Worl…

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Air Quality News: Europe's earliest glacier loss day in years signals a reckoning for the Alps

Europe's earliest glacier loss day in years signals a reckoning for the Alps

On June 29, 2026, the snow accumulated by Switzerland's glaciers over the course of the previous winter had melted. Known as Glacier Loss Day, this date marks the point at which further melting begins to erode the glaciers' mass until snow accumulation resume…

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Air Quality News: Report on global water resources: Worldwide continents are drying up

Report on global water resources: Worldwide continents are drying up

The global water cycle is becoming increasingly unbalanced. Extreme droughts and floods are the result. This is shown in this year's report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on the state of global water resources, "State of Global Water Resources…

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Air Quality News: Climate change contributing to permafrost thawing and glacial thinning

Climate change contributing to permafrost thawing and glacial thinning

An international team of glaciologists and climate scientists, including professor Bethan Davies from Newcastle University, carried out a rapid scientific analysis and identified the role of climate change and its impacts on the high-altitude landscape.

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News: How accurately can we measure the ocean's deepest point?

How accurately can we measure the ocean's deepest point?

How deep is the deepest ocean—and how precisely can we actually measure it? A Japanese research team led by the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), SOKENDAI, the University of Tokyo and other Japanese institutions has mapped the Challenger Deep in th…

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News: Earth's atmosphere is getting less dusty: That could be adding to global warming

Earth's atmosphere is getting less dusty: That could be adding to global warming

Atmospheric desert dust has long swirled around the globe, but a new UCLA study presents the strongest evidence yet that global dust is mysteriously decreasing. Because atmospheric dust has a slight overall cooling effect on the climate, the researchers say i…

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News: Urban fire risk rises 30% in higher-income neighborhoods, analysis finds

Urban fire risk rises 30% in higher-income neighborhoods, analysis finds

Frequently located on hillsides and in canyons surrounded by wildlands, wealthy neighborhoods are more likely to catch fire. However, a UC Riverside study shows they are also likely to recover faster than lower-income areas.

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News: World's water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns

World's water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns

The planet's water cycle is becoming increasingly erratic, swinging between too little and too much, the United Nations warned Thursday, with an unprecedented El Niño expected to exacerbate the long-term trend.

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News: Engineers solve puzzle of Arctic sea ice movement

Engineers solve puzzle of Arctic sea ice movement

Arctic sea ice moves and spreads in ways that wind alone cannot explain. A new UC Riverside-led study finds that collisions between individual pieces of ice provide a surprisingly simple explanation for these movements, potentially offering scientists a bette…

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