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Top Stories | February 12
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Weather affects timing of some natural hazards
Seasonal patterns in earthquakes and volcanic eruptions can be linked to rain and snow in certain locations.
Cretaceous Thanksgiving
A fossilized feathered dinosaur dined on bird not long before its own demise.
Solar changes help create cold northern winters
Fluctuations in ultraviolet light can set up frigid, snowy conditions across parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
Science & the Public: Really bad year for Arctic sea ice
On October 4, the National Snow and Ice Data Center posted information on its website indicating that the summer melt of sea ice in the Arctic, this year, approached — but did not quite match — the record set four years ago. A team of European scientists now concludes NSIDC underestimated those Arctic losses.
Science & the Public: Study recalibrates trees' carbon uptake
Photosynthesis appears to be somewhat speedier than conventional wisdom had suggested, a new study finds. If true, this suggests computer projections are at risk of overestimating the potential for trees to sop up carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas.
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Recirculation aided Gulf plume’s degradation
Two new studies help explain fate of pollutants released in the biggest offshore spill in U.S. history.
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