Data centers use less energy than you think
New, comprehensive analysis presents a more nuanced presents of global energy useCredit: David Lohner EVANSTON, Ill. -- If the world ...
Tag: Climate Science
Big data helps farmers adapt to climate variability
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - A new Michigan State University study shines a light on how big ...
Eco-friendly biodiesel from palm oil?
Research led by University of Göttingen questions whether palm-oil biodiesel can reduce greenhouse gas emissionsCredit: Ana Meijide, University of Göttingen, ...
TRAX air quality study expands
Sensors capture fireworks, inversions and now SE Salt Lake ValleyCredit: University of Utah For more than five years, University of ...
Research projects to reduce the impact of carbon emissions on climate
Credit: Virginia Tech The correlation between carbon dioxide emissions and global climate change is a critical issue that has significant ...
Can a new kind of power plant improve air quality, resilience?
UH engineers join project to study options for deploymentCredit: University of Houston Researchers from the University of Houston, backed by ...
Perovskite solar cells made of peppermint oil and walnut aroma food additives, preventing lead leakage
Credit: Taiho Park (POSTECH) Solar energy that reaches the Earth is about 125 million gigawatt (Gw). When this solar energy ...
A genetic map for maize
Researchers uncover the genetics of how corn can adapt faster to new climatesCredit: University of Delaware Maize is a staple ...
NASA measures rainfall rates in two American Samoa Tropical Cyclones
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL There are two tropical cyclones affecting American Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean on Feb. 21. Tropical ...
NASA sees tropical cyclone 18p form near American Samoa
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview The low-pressure area that has been lingering west-northwest of American Samoa for several days has organized ...
NASA finds wind shear doing in Tropical Storm Gabekile
Credit: Credit: NASA NRL Winds outside of Tropical Storm Gabekile are ripping the storm apart. NASA's Aqua satellite provided a ...
How countries respond to weather change
Credit: Source: IPCC AR5, 2014 A two degree Centigrade increase in global average temperature will lead to catastrophic consequences for ...
NASA catches the re-birth of zombie tropical cyclone Francisco
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL The low-pressure area that had once been Tropical Cyclone Francisco has been lingering in the Southern Indian ...
NASA finds ex-Tropical Cyclone Uesi’s rains affecting New Zealand
Credit: NASA/NRL Although it is now an "ex-tropical cyclone," Uesi continues to generate some moderate rainfall, especially in its southern ...
NASA finds wind shear affecting tropical cyclone Uesi
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA satellite imagery revealed that vertical wind shear appears to be affecting Tropical Cyclone Uesi in the ...
NASA finds heavy rain southwest of tropical cyclone Uesi’s center
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL/JAXA The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM satellite provided a look at the rainfall occurring within Tropical ...
NASA finds a stronger Tropical Cyclone Uesi near New Caledonia
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite passed over the South Pacific Ocean and found a stronger Tropical Cyclone Uesi after ...
Coincidences influence the onset and ending of ice ages
Credit: Ola Joensen When we predict future climate, it is important to understand the climate of the past. We do. ...
Gulf coast mollusks rode out past periods of climate change
Credit: Christopher Garvie About 55 million years ago, a rapidly warming climate decimated marine communities around the world. But according ...
There’s a twist in the story of volcanism & mass extinctions, say CCNY researchers
Credit: Photo credit: B. Black and L.T. Elkins-Tanton An emerging scientific consensus is that gases--in particular carbon gases--released by volcanic ...