Earth · Oct 16, 2026
Thwaites Glacier May Melt Faster Than Thought
Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier may be losing ice faster than scientists thought.
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A changing winter. New wings in space. In this edition: earth, Thwaites Glacier May Melt Faster Than Thought; earth, El Niño Shapes NOAA's Winter Outlook; space, Dragon Delivers New Solar Wings. Every fact comes straight from primary sources, listed below.
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Earth · Oct 16, 2026
El Niño Shapes NOAA's Winter Outlook
NOAA just released its winter outlook, and one word dominates it: El Niño.
Space · Oct 16, 2026
Dragon Delivers New Solar Wings
A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship has arrived at the International Space Station.
Sources for this edition
- Nature Communications: Thwaites Glacier study (2026)nature.com ↗ · used in Thwaites Glacier May Melt Faster Than Thought
- UC Irvine Earth System Science: research announcementess.uci.edu ↗ · used in Thwaites Glacier May Melt Faster Than Thought
- NOAA: U.S. Winter Outlook news releasenoaa.gov ↗ · used in El Niño Shapes NOAA's Winter Outlook
- NOAA Climate Prediction Center: ENSO diagnostic discussioncpc.ncep.noaa.gov ↗ · used in El Niño Shapes NOAA's Winter Outlook
- NASA Space Station blog: Dragon docks, Oct 15, 2026nasa.gov ↗ · used in Dragon Delivers New Solar Wings
- NASA: 35th SpaceX resupply mission news releasenasa.gov ↗ · used in Dragon Delivers New Solar Wings
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- Lead image: Poinelli, M., Rignot, E., Seroussi, H. et al. Nat Commun 17, 10364 (2026), Fig. 1a. CC BY 4.0. Cropped to panel a and placed on a 16:9 canvas. · CC BY 4.0
- Poinelli, M., Rignot, E., Seroussi, H. et al. Nat Commun 17, 10364 (2026), Fig. 1. CC BY 4.0. · CC BY 4.0
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