Tag: Earth Science

September 14, 2019

Second-lowest September minimum since observations beganCredit: Graphic: meereisportal.de The sea-ice extent in the Arctic is nearing its annual minimum at ...

NASA’s terra satellite finds tropical storm 07W’s strength on the side

Credit: NASA/NRL Wind shear can push clouds and thunderstorms away from the center of a tropical cyclone and that's exactly ...

NASA finds one burst of energy in weakening Depression Dalila

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite found just a small area of cold clouds in thunderstorms within ...

Researcher’s innovative flood mapping helps water and emergency management officials

Credit: Civil Air Patrol - Kansas Wing LAWRENCE -- When Jude Kastens was developing a new floodplain mapping model more ...

Fracking likely to result in high emissions

Study outlines emission scenarios for shale gas production in Europe Natural gas releases fewer harmful air pollutants and greenhouse gases ...

The geoengineering of consent: How conspiracists dominate YouTube climate science content

Most YouTube videos relating to climate change prevention oppose scientific consensus and hijack technical terms to appear credible, says study ...

Suomi NPP satellite sees Tropical Depression Dalila fading

July 24, 2019

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image of weakening Tropical Depression Dalila in the Eastern Pacific ...

NASA’s Terra sees the end of Atlantic Tropical Depression 3

July 24, 2019

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview The third tropical depression of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season didn't last long. NASA's Terra satellite ...

University of Rhode Island leads $3M collaborative research project on ‘Rules of Life’

July 24, 2019

University partners with four institutions as part of National Science Foundation Big Idea program to study coral reef evolution, adaptationCredit: ...

Water solutions without a grain of salt

Credit: Monash University Monash University researchers have developed technology that can deliver clean water to thousands of communities worldwide. This ...

Global warming will accelerate water cycle over global land monsoon regions

Credit: Wenxia Zhang The global monsoon region, sprawling north and south from the Earth's equator, sustains nearly two-thirds of the ...

‘Legacy’ mercury pollution still a problem in New Jersey meadowlands waters

Rutgers-led study shows the impact of decades-old upstream contaminationCredit: John Reinfelder/Rutgers University-New Brunswick "Legacy" mercury pollution from decades ago and ...

Many Dallas-Fort Worth area faults have the potential to host earthquakes, new study finds

Credit: The University of Texas at Austin/Bureau of Economic Geology A study led by The University of Texas at Austin ...

NASA finds depression strengthen into Tropical Storm Dalila