Tag: Climate Change

September 22, 2020

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite used infrared light to identify strongest storms and coldest cloud top temperatures in Hurricane ...

Warming ocean, old-forest loss put a squeeze on an elusive seabird

September 22, 2020

Credit: Photo courtesy OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Squeezed by changing ocean conditions that limit their food options ...

40% of O’ahu, Hawai’i beaches could be lost by mid-century

Credit: Kammie Tavares The reactive and piecemeal approach historically used to manage beaches in Hawai'i has failed to protect them. ...

NASA finds Tropical Storm Dolphin going swimmingly

Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Terra satellite obtained visible imagery of ...

How to get a handle on carbon dioxide uptake by plants

Combining two tools would boost understanding of climate changeCredit: Christian Frankenberg How much carbon dioxide, a pivotal greenhouse gas behind ...

Southern hemisphere could see up to 30% less rain at end of the century

Analysis published in Scientific Reports is based on climate models for the mid-Pliocene period, which occurred 3 million years ago ...

Funding climate action policies: Consumers weigh in

New research shows international support for simple funding plans -- even if costs are highCredit: Washington University For decades, scientists ...

Farmer knowledge is key to finding more resilient crops in climate crisis

A warming climate threatens crop diversity; the 'Seeds for Needs' approach combines farmers' knowledge of resilient crops with 'elite' varieties ...

NASA analyzes soaking capabilities of hurricane Teddy on Bermuda approach

Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations, NASA estimated Hurricane Teddy's ...

Climate: risks and future strategies in Italy

Credit: Fondazione CMCC It could be worth up to 8% of GDP per capita, exacerbate the differences between north and ...

Why is the West Coast sky orange? (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2020 -- California wildfires are, unfortunately, nothing new -- but that bright ...

NASA sees Wilfred degenerate into a trough

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Former Tropical Storm Wilfred weakened in the Central ...

NASA satellite found Post-Tropical Storm Alpha fizzle over Portugal and Spain

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Former Subtropical Storm Alpha was a short-lived storm ...

Corona-induced CO2 emission reductions are not yet detectable in the atmosphere

Effects of the pandemic will be detected in the atmosphere much later - To reach the Paris climate goals, decade-long ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks out on space, politics, and science outreach

September 18, 2020

Credit: Patrick McElhenney/FOX The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. In the latest ...

Genetic adaptation to climate change is swift in crop pests

Credit: N/A Fruit flies have the uncanny ability to wake up from a months-long hibernation right when their food of ...

NASA finds tropical storm Noul packing a punch

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Powerful storms with heavy rainmaking capabilities appeared over the coast of central Vietnam in NASA provided infrared ...

NASA-NOAA satellite catches nighttime view of major hurricane Teddy

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) An early morning infrared image of Hurricane Teddy ...

Wildfire on the rise since 1984 in Northern California’s coastal ranges

From Berryessa to Klamath Mountains, high-severity burns quadrupled during warm droughtCredit: UC Davis High-severity wildfires in northern coastal California have ...

NASA finds a fading wispy Tropical Depression Vicky