Wildfire smoke trends worsening for Western US
A new study shows how the timing and location of smoke impacts shift in August and September.Credit: Kai Wilmot From ...
Tag: Atmospheric Science
Brazilian Amazon released more carbon than it stored in 2010s
Credit: Ted Feldpausch The Brazilian Amazon rainforest released more carbon than it stored over the last decade - with degradation ...
Northern forest fires could accelerate climate change
BU researchers used NASA satellite imaging data to analyze 30 years of Earth's northern forests and found that fires are ...
El Niño can help predict cacao harvests up to 2 years in advance
Long-term weather data is absent in many places, complicating rain predictions for crops. Researchers found that the El Niño climate ...
Using cosmic-ray neutron bursts to understand gamma-ray bursts from lightning
An 'accidental discovery' confirms what simulations showCredit: Jordan Goodman, HAWC Collaboration (NSF.gov) LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April 28, 2021--Analysis of data ...
Causes of extreme weather and climate events in China during 2020/21
Credit: Chunzai Wang During the summer of 2020, especially June and July, periods of extreme heavy rainfall occurred in China's ...
Airports could generate enough solar energy to power a city: Study
Australian airports are ideal hosts for large-scale solar installationsCredit: RMIT University A new study has found Australia's government-owned airports could ...
Here comes the sun: Tethered-balloon tests ensure safety of new solar-power technology
Credit: Photo by Randy Montoya/Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- What do tiny dust particles, 22-foot-wide red balloons and "concentrated" ...
The COVID-19 is a unique opportunity to move towards more sustainable and equitable society
Credit: Potterf, Maria [email protected] Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä highlight how the struggles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic can ...
Northern Red Sea corals live close to the threshold of resistance to cold temperatures
Though these corals can tolerate very high temperatures, a new study reveals that even a slight cold spell can cause ...
Alpine plants are losing their white “protective coat”
Credit: Photo: Lawrence Blem Snow cover in the Alps has been melting almost three days earlier per decade since the ...
Satellite map of human pressure on land provides insight on sustainable development
Credit: Joe Mendoza/Colorado State University The coronavirus pandemic has led researchers to switch gears or temporarily abandon projects due to ...
Impacts of coronavirus lockdowns: New study collects data on pollutants in the atmosphere
Credit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich One consequence of the coronavirus pandemic has been global restrictions on mobility. This, in turn, has ...
Ocean temperature reconstructed over the last 700,000 years
Credit: Daniel Baggenstos Bern's ice core researchers were already able to demonstrate in 2008 how the concentration of CO2 in ...