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Pumping groundwater has changed Earth’s spin, study finds

Scientists knew the planet’s centerline could move. But it took a sharp turn sometime around the start of the 2000s.
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Envisioning a near-surface geophysics center for convergent science

Earth’s near-surface environment, which extends from the ground surface to a depth of several kilometers, is but a small fraction of the planet. Yet its importance cannot be overstated for all of us who call it home.

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Virginia's critical wetlands are marching inland

As sea level rises, some of Virginia's most valuable coastal wetlands, from the Chesapeake Bay marshes to the Great Dismal Swamp, are at risk of either being lost or migrating father inland.

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