NASA examines Tropical Storm Barry post-landfall
Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Storm Barry made landfall mid-day on July 13, but infrared satellite imagery from NASA early on July ...
Tag: Atmospheric Science
Super volcanic eruptions interrupt ozone recovery
Credit: Global Volcanism Program Since the Antarctic ozone hole was detected in 1985, depletion of the ozone layer--the "big umbrella" ...
NASA sees heavy rainfall potential in strengthening Tropical Storm Barry
Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Storm Barry continued to linger in the Gulf of Mexico, generating a lot of heavy rainfall on ...
Model development is crucial in understanding climate change
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Numerical models are a key tool for climate scientists in understanding the past, present and ...
Meet the six-legged superfoods: Grasshoppers top insect antioxidant-rich list
Grasshoppers and silkworms have antioxidant capacity similar to fresh orange juice, says studyCredit: Professor Mauro Serafini For the first time, ...
NASA finds an asymmetric Tropical Storm Barry
Credit: NASA/NRL Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite shows that Tropical Storm Barry doesn't look like a typical strong tropical ...
GPM satellite provides a 3D look at Tropical Storm Barry
Credit: Image Credit: Jacob Reed / NASA The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite provided a couple of ...
Online calculator shows how trees can improve air quality and cut health costs
New tool will support planting initiatives by local authorities, NGOs and businessesCredit: CEH A new interactive online tool is set ...
NASA takes potential tropical cyclone 2’s temperature
Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Gulf of Mexico and took the temperature of Potential Tropical ...
New developments with Chinese satellites over the past decade
Credit: National Satellite Meteorological Center of the China Meteorological Administration To date, 17 Chinese self-developed FengYun (FY) meteorological satellites have ...
Satellites analyzing developing gulf potential Tropical Cyclone Two
Credit: Credit: NOAA/NRL A massive complex of thunderstorms over the southeastern United States slid into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico ...
Smoke from Canadian fires drifts into United States
Credit: NASA Canada has been battling a very active and destructive fire season on multiple fronts this year. A warming ...
Tungsten as interstellar radiation shielding?
Metallophilic microorganisms could benefit from the heavy metal in harsh survival conditionsCredit: © Tetyana Milojevic A boiling point of 5900 ...
Semi-arid land in China has expanded in recent decades and probably continues to expand
Credit: Jianrong Bi Drylands cover approximately 50% of the land surface in China, among which semi-arid regions are the main ...
Breaching a ‘carbon threshold’ could lead to mass extinction
Carbon dioxide emissions may trigger a reflex in the carbon cycle, with devastating consequences, study finds. In the brain, when ...
NASA catches Post Tropical Cyclone Cosme fading
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Storm Cosme formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean over the weekend of July 6 and 7 ...
Key early steps for origin of life occur under a variety of conditions
Potential precursors to life on Earth form from a variety of complex mixtures, according to a team of scientists who ...
Scientists develop new method for studying early life in ancient rocks
Research results could also inform the search for life on Mars Scientists have developed a new method for detecting traces ...
Can we make ocean water drinkable — and should we? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 8, 2019 - We need water to survive -- and Earth is covered ...
Climate change and deforestation together push tropical species towards extinction
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered how climate change and deforestation interact to push species towards extinction Between ...