New research on a rock collected by the Apollo 17 astronauts has revealed evidence for a mineral phase that can only form above 2300 °C. Such temperatures are uniquely achieved …read more Source:: Science
Tag: impacts
Climate change may cut soil’s ability to absorb water
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•Coasts, oceans, ecosystems, weather and human health all face impacts from climate change, and now valuable soils may also be affected. Climate change may reduce the ability of soils to …read more Source:: Science
New RCE vulnerability impacts nearly half of the internet’s email servers
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•Exim vulnerability lets attackers run commands as root on remote email servers. …read more Source:: Linux
Nature’s dangerous decline ‘unprecedented,’ species extinction rates ‘accelerating’
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•Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history — and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely, warns …read more Source:: Science
North Atlantic warming hole impacts jet stream
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•The North Atlantic warming hole (NAWH), a region of reduced warming located in the North Atlantic Ocean, significantly affects the North Atlantic jet stream in climate simulations of the future. …read more Source:: Science
Climate change is a threat to dolphins’ survival
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•An unprecedented marine heatwave had long-lasting negative impacts on both survival and birth rates on the iconic dolphin population in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Researchers have now documented that climate …read more Source:: Science
Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere
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•The Greenland Ice Sheet emits tons of methane according to a new study, showing that subglacial biological activity impacts the atmosphere far more than previously thought. …read more Source:: Science
New security flaw impacts most Linux and BSD distros
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•Issue is only a privilege escalation flaw but it impacts a large number of systems. …read more Source:: Linux
Large volcanic eruptions in Tropics can trigger El Niño events
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•Explosive volcanic eruptions in the tropics can lead to El Niño events, those notorious warming periods in the Pacific Ocean with dramatic global impacts on the climate, according to a …read more Source:: Science
NASA moon mission shares insights into giant impacts
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•New results from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission are providing insights into the huge impacts that dominated the early history of Earth’s moon and other solid worlds, …read more Source:: Science