Microbes and plants: A dynamic duo
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Tag: Atmospheric Science
AGU panel explores environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as observed from space
Credit: Credits: NASA/Nima Pahlevan COVID-19 has changed the way we live and work, as various health and safety restrictions keep ...
Corona pandemic could be better tackled by reducing aerosol transmission.
Working committee particulate matter (AAF) recommends concrete countermeasures for indoor areas: masks, ventilation, air purification and overhead extractionCredit: Hartmut Herrmann ...
The natural ‘Himalayan aerosol factory’ can affect climate
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Robot fleet dives for climate answers in ‘marine snow’
Australian research voyage to investigate how life in the Southern Ocean captures and stores carbon from the atmosphereCredit: CSIRO A ...
Why do we love the smell of fall? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2020 -- WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2020 -- What does fall smell like ...
Irreversible hotter and drier climate over inner East Asia
Heatwaves pushing Mongolia's climate to a tipping pointCredit: Ken Shono, Unsplash Mongolia's semi-arid plateau may soon become as barren as ...
Ice sheets on the move: how north and south poles connect
Changes in the Antarctic ice sheet were driven by the melting ice sheets in the Northern HemisphereCredit: Thomas Ronge Over ...
AAAS announces leading scientists elected as 2020 fellows (contd.)
Credit: Courtesy of AAAS For Part 1 of this announcement, click here. SECTION ON GENERAL INTEREST IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ...
The science of windy cities
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Supersized wind turbines generate clean energy–and surprising physics
As wind energy scales up, researchers study the fluid dynamics challengesCredit: Jamey Jacob VIRTUAL MEETING (CST), November 22, 2020 -- ...
Flow physics could help forecasters predict extreme events
Researchers are studying a tornado's song and other 'doors to danger' in an increasingly chaotic worldCredit: Brian Elbing VIRTUAL MEETING ...
Microplastics in the death zone
Scientists find plastic fibres in snow samples from Mount EverestCredit: Baker Perry, National Geographic Scientists have identified the highest recorded ...
Reducing aerosol pollution without cutting carbon dioxide could make the planet hotter
Solving one environmental problem could create anotherCredit: R. Curry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/Science/USGCRP Humans must reduce carbon dioxide and aerosol ...
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