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Postdoctoral fellow Catherine Dielemen, associated with Merritt Turetsky’s research group, uses an ice probe to determine the location of the surface permafrost below the soil surface in the interior of Alaska. Credit: Merritt Turetsky Alaska is getting wetter. A new study details what that means for the permafrost that underlies …

Postdoctoral fellow Catherine Dielemen, associated with Merritt Turetsky’s research group, uses an ice probe to determine the location of the surface permafrost below the soil surface in the interior of Alaska. Credit: Merritt Turetsky Alaska is getting wetter. A new study details what that means for the permafrost that underlies …

NASA bound for Mars Perseverance The rover is ready to take off! You can see the launch of the groundbreaking mission on Thursday (July 30) live online, as well as on TV, cable and satellite, and kick in on social media. Perseverance, nicknamed “Percy,” is scheduled to take off on …

Tropical storm Gonzalo is approaching Trinidad and Tobago. He is expected to tour the South Windward Islands on Saturday. It is a very small storm, so its impacts will be minimal. Flood rain, high winds, high waves, and coastal flooding are possible in parts of the Windward Islands. Gonzalo is …

Hanna is the first hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane force winds are likely along the Texas coast. The biggest danger is flooding the rain. Heavy local rains will spread across southern Texas to northeast Mexico. That strong local rain will persist long after making landfall. Strong waves and …