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Earth slowed down dramatically during worst ever mass extinction, Chinese-led study finds

Earth slowed down dramatically during worst ever mass extinction, Chinese-led study finds

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Changes in gravity caused by variations in the distance between the moon and the Earth are known to cause ocean tides, but ...

Category 6? Climate-boosted hurricanes push scientists to rethink classifications

Category 6? Climate-boosted hurricanes push scientists to rethink classifications

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Stronger and more destructive hurricanes fueled by climate change may require a rethinking of how storms are classified, according to a new ...

Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category

Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category

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Dr. Sarah Adams

A handful of super powerful tropical storms in the last decade and the prospect of more to come has a couple of ...