Smoke Engulfs Strait of Malacca and Singapore: Cause Becomes More Complex

The fire-haze episode straddling the Strait of Malacca in June 2013 has reignited a decades-long debate about responsibility.
Scientists Image Vast Subglacial Water System

In a development that will help predict potential sea level rise from the Antarctic ice sheet, scientists have used an innovation in radar analysis to accurately image the vast subglacial water system under West Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier. On its own, Thwaites contains enough fresh water to raise oceans by about a meter.