Tag: Erde
Where do migrants live, and where were they born?
An interactive tool that helps us see where migrants were born, and where they live now. In 2024, around 280 million people lived in...
Large CO2 seeps and hydrate field on the seafloor offshore Mayotte Island
Carbon dioxide hydrates on the seafloor are sustained by the venting of liquid CO2 associated with volcanic activity near Mayotte Island, according to observations...
Misattributed biospheric carbon sink to the Three-North Program in the Taklamakan Desert may lead to an impractical policy: A commentary
Afforestation is a widely accepted practice to build terrestrial carbon sinks, but its applications are limited by climatic conditions. Recently, Noor et al. (2026)...
Deep mantle plume origin of oceanic intraplate volcanism
Most oceanic intraplate volcanism, including seamounts far from mantle hotspots, originates from deep-rooted mantle plumes, according to a data-constrained numerical simulation of the thermal...
Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact site stayed hot for millions of years
Drill cores at the impact site of the Chicxulub asteroid show evidence that, alongside widespread destruction, the collision created a vast underground ecosystem filled...
Staaten sagen 3,4 Mrd. € für Klimaanpassung, Biodiversität und Wassersicherheit zu
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Vertreter aus 186 Staaten haben sich auf den Global Environment Facility-Fonds geeinigt, der künftig Umweltprojekte in 144 Ländern unterstützt - Die Global Environment Facility...
From flooding to ‘greening’ – how ocean waves contribute to the seasonal melting of Antarctic sea ice
A possible “missing link” in the drivers of Antarctic sea-ice melt has been identified. Australian Antarctic Program scientists hypothesise that ocean waves cause surface...
Masseverhältnis: Erde, Wasser, Luft
Als Erdmasse (kurz M🜨, manchmal auch ME) bezeichnet man die Masse unseres Planeten Erde. Die Erdmasse ist eine astronomische Maßeinheit und beträgt etwa 5.9722e24...
Amazon deforestation reduces precipitation and soybean yields across Southern Brazil
Agricultural expansion typically involves clearing forests to create new croplands, but this approach may be self-defeating. We demonstrate that Amazon deforestation substantially reduces crop...
Geoparks and the future of geoscience outreach
Nature Geoscience, Published online: 05 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-01995-2
In a century marked by accelerating environmental change, UNESCO Global Geoparks offer a practical model for bringing...
