Larry Mayer selected as recipient of the Walter Munk medal
Awarded for extraordinary accomplishments and novel insights in the area of physical oceanography, ocean acoustics, or marine geophysicsCredit: John Farrell ...
Tag: Geography
Geographers find tipping point in deforestation
Global satellite imagery shows transitions occur quickly after blocks of forest are cut in halfCredit: Tomasz Stepinski/UC University of Cincinnati ...
New study estimates the global extent of river ice loss as Earth warms
This decline will have economic and environmental consequencesCredit: Courtesy Landsat imagery/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and U.S. Geological Survey More ...
Untangling links between nitrogen oxides and airborne sulfates helps tackle hazy air pollution
Credit: Liu Guorui Dense, hazy fog episodes characterized by relatively high humidity, low visibility and extremely high PM2.5 have been ...
The global reef expedition: French Polynesia
Scientists complete largest comprehensive study of French Polynesia's coral reefsCredit: ©Michele Westmorland/iLCP Scientists have released their findings from the largest ...
Research finds positive community action can help coral reef health
Research reveals lessons from the Pacific about balancing community and environmental needsCredit: Dr Fraser Januchowski-Hartley. New research has found that ...
How do silt and sand differ when going with the flow?
Rice-led scientists show grain size, not speed of water, sets silt and sand transportCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 16, ...
Limiting the loss of nature
Credit: The University of Queensland With only about half of Earth's terrestrial surface remaining as natural vegetation, a University of ...
Uranium chemistry and geological disposal of radioactive waste
New insights using the diamond lightCredit: Diamond Light Source A new paper to be published on 16 December provides a ...
Estimates of ecosystem carbon mitigation improved towards the goal of the Paris agreement
Credit: Masayuki Kondo Approximately 30 percent of CO2 emitted to the atmosphere by human activities, mainly the use of fossil ...
UNH sails into the next generation of ocean mapping with NOAA grant
Credit: Credit: Saildrone, Inc. DURHAM, N.H.-- Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have been awarded a three-year grant from ...
Spying on hippos with drones to help conservation efforts
Credit: Victoria Inman Drones with cameras might be a nuisance to privacy in the suburbs, but in Southern Africa they ...
No ‘clouded’ judgments: Geostationary satellite an alternative to monitor land surfaces
Researchers explain how a new meteorological satellite can be an option to monitor land surfaces and climate changeCredit: Tomoaki Miura ...
The Antarctic: study from Kiel provides data about the structure of the icy continent
European Space Agency publishes a 3D model of the AntarcticCredit: © Planetary Visions (credit: ESA/Planetary Visions) The Antarctic is one ...
Global levels of biodiversity could be lower than we think, new study warns
Credit: Martin Jung, University of Sussex Biodiversity across the globe could be in a worse state than previously thought as ...
UTA civil engineer studying threats to industry, environment posed by severe flooding
Investigating economic, environmental impacts of natural disastersCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington civil engineer is determining how ...
Rare gas find solves puzzle of Southern Africa’s soaring landscape
Credit: Stuart Gilfillan The discovery of gases released from deep beneath the Earth's crust could help to explain Southern Africa's ...
New US Army software rapidly converts live drone video into 2D and 3D maps
Software-only solution creates maps in a matter of minutes, allowing locally collected video to be processed into immediately usable geospatial ...
Urban development reduces flash flooding chances in arid West
Credit: Lauren McPhillips Urban development in the eastern United States results in an increase in flash flooding in nearby streams, ...
The thrust of the problem
UC Riverside research sheds new light on earthquake that killed 9,000 peopleCredit: UCR A new understanding of a fault that ...