Atmospheric Science

ITHACA, N.Y. - One of the big issues with sustainable energy systems is how to store electricity that's generated from wind, solar and waves. At present, no existing technology provides large-scale storage and energy retrieval for…
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An analysis of the alpine marmot's genomeCredit: Carole and Denis Favre-Bonvin What effects does climate change have on the genetic diversity of living organisms? In a study led by Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, an international…
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Credit: Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, Penn State While methane pollution caused by natural gas production in Pennsylvania is underestimated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, natural gas still has half the carbon…
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Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 23, 2019 -- One element is the backbone of all forms of life we've ever discovered on Earth: carbon. Number six on the periodic table is, to the best of our knowledge, impossible to…
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High humidity and plant moisture combine with cold air and smoke from burning vegetation to form particularly dense fog, but researchers can't predict whenCredit: UC Riverside While prescribed fires are common tools in wildland management,…
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Credit: Travel and Climate As the climate issue heats up, consumers are becoming more conscious of their impact on the environment. 'Flygskam', or 'flight shame' is a word that has received extensive media coverage recently, reflecting the…
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Credit: Credit: NASA/JPL Astronomers using the Gemini Observatory explore Neptune's largest moon Triton and observe, for the first time beyond the lab, an extraordinary union between carbon monoxide and nitrogen ices. The discovery offers…
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Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Subtropical Storm Andrea was gone before the storm could even reach Tropical Storm status. The last advisory for this storm was issued at 5:00pm AST/EDT…
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San Francisco, CA., May 22, 2019---PLOS today announced that all its journals will offer authors the option to publish their peer review history alongside their accepted manuscript. We are making major strides towards a more open…
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A $6M grant from the California Energy Commission will go toward developing a cost-effective, scalable, emission detection approach for the stateCredit: Berkeley Lab Methane, a potent greenhouse gas that traps about 30 times more heat…
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Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Andrea becomes the first subtropical storm for the 2019 season although we are two weeks short of the official start date of June 1. This storm was first…
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Stanford researchers outline vision for profitable approach to cleaning the airCredit: Jackson, et al. 2019 Nature Sustainability / Artist: Stan Coffman A relatively simple process could help turn the tide of climate change while also…
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Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Australia's world-famous Great Barrier Reef is located in the Coral Sea, east of Queensland and on May 14, Tropical Cyclone Ann was moving over it.…
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Credit: Space Science Council of RAS Russian and German physicists have offered an explanation for the new data obtained by Martian satellites, capturing the "escape" of hydrogen atoms from the upper Martian atmosphere into outer…
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