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Amendment 72: New Opportunity: A.17 Hydrosphere

A.17 Hydrosphere solicits research on the Earth’s Hydrosphere: to advance the understanding of the physics of Earth’s water across the ocean, land, and the atmosphere. This Hydrosphere element is composed of three Earth science disciplines: ocean physics, terrestrial hydrology, and precipitation science. The overlapping goals of are to address fundamental questions about the distribution,…

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UN Warns Global Warming Will Top 1.5C Within Years

The rise in global temperature is on track to soon exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius, likely within the next few years, a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report showed on Wednesday.

  • UN report warns global temperature rise likely to exceed 1.5C within years
  • Best-case scenario predicts peak temperature increase of 1.8C
  • Current policies could lead to 2.6C median temperature rise by 2100

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Rising Over Louisiana

On Aug. 28, 2026 (the evening of Aug. 27 in some time zones), the Moon passed into Earth’s shadow, creating a deep partial lunar eclipse. At the moment of greatest eclipse, 12:13 a.m.

·nasa.gov

Rising Over Louisiana

On Aug. 28, 2026 (the evening of Aug. 27 in some time zones), the Moon passed into Earth’s shadow, creating a deep partial lunar eclipse. At the moment of greatest eclipse, 12:13 a.m.

·nasa.gov

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