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2024’s extreme ocean heat leaves 2 mysteries to solve Author: Annalisa Bracco, Professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology

The global ocean's surface temperature was still well above average going into 2025. Meaghan Skinner Photography/Moment via Getty Images The...

How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California Author: Jon Keeley, Research Ecologist, USGS; Adjunct Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

Southern California is extremely dry, and that’s fueling fires − maps show just how dry Author: Ming Pan, Senior Research Hydrologist, University of California, San Diego

Trump’s Greenland bid is really about control of the Arctic and the coming battle with China Author: Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham

Wildfire smoke inside homes can create health risks that linger for months − tips for cleaning and staying safe Author: Colleen E. Reid, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder

Trees ‘remember’ wetter times − never having known abundant rain could buffer today’s young forests against climate change Author: Alana Chin, Assistant Professor of Plant Physiology, Cal Poly Humboldt

The Neverending Case: How 10 Years of Delays Have Prevented a “Horrendous” Sexual Assault Allegation From Going to Trial by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News; Graphics by Lucas Waldron and Zisiga Mukulu, ProPublica