Seth Borenstein
Science Writer at Associated Press
Associated Press science writer Seth Borenstein, covering climate change; email: [email protected] Bluesky: Borenbears; Teach @ NYU/DC @NewsMediaGuild
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3 days ago |
phys.org | Seth Borenstein |Andrew Zinin
An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven't been so hot in more than a decade.
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4 days ago |
phys.org | Seth Borenstein |Brittany Peterson |Carolyn Kaster |Andrew Zinin
Dozens of researchers are chasing, driving and running into storms to collect fresh hail, getting their car bodies and their own bodies dented in the name of science. They hope these hailstones will reveal secrets about storms, damage and maybe the air itself. But what do you do with nearly 4,000 melting iceballs? A lot.
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5 days ago |
the-express.com | Reanna Smith |Seth Borenstein
Climate change has tripled the occurrence of atmospheric wave events that are associated with extreme summer weather over the past 75 years, potentially explaining why computer forecasts consistently underestimate the rise in deadly heatwaves, droughts, and floods, according to a new study. In the 1950s, Earth experienced an average of one extreme weather-causing planetary wave event each summer.
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5 days ago |
post-gazette.com | Seth Borenstein |Brittany Peterson |Carolyn Kaster |Shannon Najmabadi
WASHINGTON — Health officials want you to think twice before buying one of those brightly colored little bottles often sold at gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops. Sometimes called “gas station heroin,” the products are usually marketed as energy shots or cognitive supplements but actually contain tianeptine, an unapproved drug that can be addictive and carries risks of serious side effects.
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1 week ago |
mankatofreepress.com | Seth Borenstein
WASHINGTON — Humans are on track to release so much greenhouse gas in less than three years that a key threshold for limiting global warming will be nearly unavoidable, according to a study released Thursday. The report predicts that society will have emitted enough carbon dioxide by early 2028 that crossing an important long-term temperature boundary will be more likely than not.
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