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Keith Kloor

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Garbage truck dumping the garbage on a landfill

Let's face it, humans create a lot of garbage. What happens if we run out of room for it here on Earth?  

Waste in Space: Is Sending Trash Into The Beyond An Option?

(Credit: ArtistGNDphotography/Shutterstock)

Inspecting an oil and gas plant

Environmental science is a relatively new industry. Find out what an environmental scientist does and why the demand for jobs in this field is growing.

What Does an Environmental Scientist Do?

Spring Showers

Ah, springtime: The sun is finally out, birds are chirping, buds are blooming — and your plans are likely getting rained on. Here’s why there is so much rain in the spring.

Why Does It Rain So Much in Spring?

An aerial view of the edge of the Thwaites Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Shrinking of sea ice abutting the ice shelf exposes it to pounding waves. (Credit: NASA /James Yungel)

Thwaites Ice Shelf

As the sea ice shrivels, it raises the risk of a more rapid loss of land ice from major glaciers and ice sheets, which could hasten global sea level rise.

Antarctic Sea Ice Is at a Record Low — Again

Temperature anomalies around the world during January 2023. According to separate analyses by NASA and NOAA, it was the seventh warmest January on record. (Credit: NASA/GISS/GISTEMP)

January 2023 Temperature Anomalies

As La Niña fades and El Niño possibly takes over, global warming could reach a new high — possibly even breaching a critical threshold.

The World May Be on the Verge of Very Significant Warming

Mother and pup sea lions snuggle on San Cristobal Island in the Galápagos in October of 2022. The La Niña climate pattern tends to benefit marine animals like these by spurring a bounty of fish to eat. (Credit: ©Tom Yulsman)

Galápagos sea lions

The answer will have a big impact not only on sea lions and myriad other marine species, but also on millions of people around the world.

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