Alaska’s warning communications system will be tested as part of Tsunami Preparedness Week.
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NOAA predicts warmer than normal spring for most of U.S.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting a warmer-than-normal spring for most of the United States.
Scientists: ‘No Options’ To Stop Massive Asteroids On Collision Course
Without “a few years” warning, humans currently have no capacity to stop an asteroid on a collision course with the planet, scientists told a Senate panel Wednesday.
Australia’s Heron Island: A Canary In The Coal Mine For Coral Reefs?
Sophie Dove, from the University of Queensland in St. Lucia, has spent the past couple of years crafting an experiment to see what will happen to coral reefs as the ocean absorbs ever more of the carbon dioxide and heat we’ve added to our planet’s thin skin.
Alaska Senate set to approve anti-Frankenfish resolution
The so-called “Frankenfish” resolution cleared the Senate Resources Committee on Friday, its last stop before a vote on the Senate floor.
Past Century’s Global Warming Rates Are Fastest On Record
A research team says it has some new answers. The study confirms that what we’re seeing now is unprecedented