Earth Science

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6-Mar-2025

Advanced seismic imaging deciphers mantle dynamics beneath Tonga subduction zone

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

High-Resolution Anisotropic Tomography Reveals Mantle Flow Complexity and Slab-Plume Interactions, Redefining Subduction Zone Dynamics

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

5-Mar-2025

Flooding expected sooner in Hawai’i’s sinking coastal areas

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Some parts of Hawai‘i are sinking faster than others. That discovery also highlights that as sea level rises, the infrastructure, businesses, and communities in these low-lying areas are at risk of flooding sooner than scientists anticipated, particularly in certain urban areas of O‘ahu.

Journal

Communications Earth & Environment

Funder

Office of Naval Research

5-Mar-2025

Study: The ozone hole is healing, thanks to global reduction of CFCs

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An MIT-led study confirms the Antarctic ozone layer is healing as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances. 

Journal

Nature

Funder

U.S. National Science Foundation, NASA Headquarters