Tag: Earth Science

Researchers will study the influence of gravity waves on the polar vortex over the Antarctic and analyze the chemical and ...

Lorenzo now a more organized and powerful hurricane on NASA satellite imagery

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a full visible image of a strengthening Hurricane Lorenzo in the eastern ...

Rock-solid climate solutions: Negative emissions technology

Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions funds $1.5 million research projectCredit: Ocean Networks Canada/CSSF-ROPOS A team of international researchers plan to ...

Thousands of meltwater lakes mapped on the east Antarctic ice sheet

Credit: Nicholas Bayou, UNAVCO. The number of meltwater lakes on the surface of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is more ...

Earliest signs of life: Scientists find microbial remains in ancient rocks

Credit: UNSW Sydney Scientists have found exceptionally preserved microbial remains in some of Earth's oldest rocks in Western Australia - ...

NASA finds Tropical Storm Karen bringing heavy rain to Puerto Rico

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Storm Karen has crossed over Puerto Rico and into the western Atlantic Ocean. Early on Sept. ...

NASA-NOAA satellite sees Hurricane Lorenzo strengthening

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Dropping cloud top temperatures from NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite indicated Hurricane Lorenzo was getting stronger in the ...

NASA-NOAA satellite finds Jerry now a post-tropical storm

Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over Jerry and provided forecasters with a view of its structure that helped ...

T. rex used a stiff skull to eat its prey

MU scientists created one of the first 3D models showing how ligaments and joints in the skull of a Tyrannosaurus ...

NASA finds light rain in former hurricane Kiko’s remnants

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Former Hurricane Kiko is now just a remnant low pressure area that has slid into the Central ...

High carbon dioxide can create ‘shrinking stems’ in marshes

Marshes grow shorter, denser stems under high carbon dioxide, which can help them resist sea level riseCredit: Maria Sharova/Smithsonian Environmental ...

OSU ecologist: Ocean-based actions can close gaps in climate change mitigation

Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Ocean-based actions have greater potential to fill in gaps in climate change mitigation ...

Hurricane resilience in the Bahamas

A Stanford-led study suggests ecosystem investments to minimize storm damageCredit: Katie Arkema / Natural Capital Project As new hurricanes gain ...

NASA satellite looks at Tropical Storm Kiko’s cloud heights, temperatures

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA's Aqua Satellite provides a variety of data on ...

NASA-NOAA satellite finds Tropical Storm Lorenzo organizing

Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL Tropical Storm Lorenzo continued to strengthen and appeared more organized on visible imagery from NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite. ...

NASA-NOAA satellite finds Cyclone Hikaa at Oman’s coast

Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Arabian Sea in the Northern Indian Ocean and provided forecasters ...

NASA-NOAA satellite finds wind shear taking a toll on tropical storm Jerry

Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL Tropical Storm Jerry continued to weaken as warnings were in effect for Bermuda on Sept. 24. Jerry ...

NASA sees Karen regain tropical storm status

Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Caribbean Sea and used infrared light to obtain temperature information ...

New standard of reference for assessing solar forecast proposed

Combined method draws together oft-cited climatology and persistence methods of forecasting to better compare forecaster performance for predicting conditions for ...

Safe solution to mop up oil spills: QUT research breakthrough