Swiss glaciers: Climate crisis worsens extreme heat in Europe, Swiss glaciers shrink
File photo: Swiss glaciers will lose a lot of ice this year Switzerland’s glaciers are set to lose significant amounts of ice this year as an ongoing European heatwave accelerates melting, with the country expected to see a “glacier loss…
Is Saharan Dust Secretly Feeding the Amazon? The science behind a 10,000-mile journey |
About 27 million tons of Saharan dust transports about 22,000 tons of phosphorus to the Amazon every year/Image source: NASA In 2015, scientists reported evidence that large amounts of dust from the Sahara help replenish phosphorus in the Amazon…