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Photo of the Rising Tide sculpture by artist Jason deCaires Taylor installed within the tidal range on the Thames River in 2015; the sculpture was composed of four large, cement-gray horses with riders, the river’s high tide submerges the horses’ flanks.
Physical World

The tides they are a-changin’ — and it’s not just from climate change

Dredging rivers, filling in wetlands and other human acts of engineering have shifted coastal ebbs and flows worldwide. Add rising sea levels, and the threat of storm surges and floods will worsen in some places.

Photo shows a line of flames along the hills at night.
Physical World

Firenadoes and drifting embers: The secrets of extreme wildfires

Researchers probe the weather-like physics of deadly infernos

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