Researchers reveal largest and hottest shield volcano on Earth
Credit: NOAA In a recently published study, researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth ...
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Satellites eye typhoon Vongfong landfall in the Philippines
Credit: Credit: NOAA/William Straka III, Univ. of Wisconsin Madison NASA and NOAA satellites have been providing forecasters with satellite data ...
The revolt of the plants: The arctic melts when plants stop breathing
Credit: Jong-Seong Kug (POSTECH) The vapor that plants emit when they breathe serves to lower the land surface temperature, much ...
NASA finds Vongfong at typhoon strength Philippine warnings up
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite revealed powerful storms in Vongfong as it ramped up from a tropical storm to ...
NASA sees Tropical Storm Vongfong form and threaten the Philippines
Credit: NASA/BRL A low-pressure area that formed in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean several days ago has consolidated and organized into ...
Growing mountains or shifting ground: What is going on in Earth’s inner core?
Credit: Graphic by Michael Vincent CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Exhaustive seismic data from repeating earthquakes and new data-processing methods have yielded ...
El Niño-linked decreases in soil moisture could trigger massive tropical-plant die offs
New insights could help farmers, water managers in tropical regions prepare for impact on cropsCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ...
Simulations forecast nationwide increase in human exposure to extreme climate events
Credit: Adam Malin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 5, 2020 -- By 2050, the ...
How the coronavirus has changed air quality and what it could mean for the weather
Credit: Paul Miller, LSU. The change in air pollution in China from January to February as stay-at-home orders were put ...
Shrinking snowcaps fuel harmful algal blooms in Arabian sea
Climate-driven shifts disrupt fisheries, desalination plants; problems may hit other regionsCredit: Norman Kuring/NASA A uniquely resilient organism all but unheard ...
New study study to look at social media’s impact on consumer behavior when red tide strikes
Credit: UCF, Rosen College of Hospitality The University of Central Florida is one of two universities selected to study the ...
The truth lies in the soil: How human activity leaves a chemical footprint in soils
Researchers explore how natural processes determine the distribution of chemical elements in soils and highlight the effect of miningCredit: Earth ...
UTA civil engineer helping DFW Airport manage storm water, predict future flooding
Teaming up to prevent flooding at DFW airportCredit: UT Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is partnering with ...
NASA catches formation and final fate of Eastern Pacific’s Tropical Depression 1E
Credit: NASA/NRL The Eastern Pacific Ocean's hurricane season may not officially start until mid-May, but the first tropical cyclone of ...
Assessing El Niño’s impact on fisheries and aquaculture around the world
Credit: © IRD - Arnaud Bertrand While considerable resources are invested in seasonal forecasts and early-warning systems for food security, ...
Dissolved oxygen and pH policy leave fisheries at risk
Credit: Figure courtesy of Breitburg, D., Levin, L.A., Oschlies, A., Grégoire, M., Chavez, F.P., Conley, D.J., Garçon, V., Gilbert, D., ...
Fish flip a unique genetic switch in warming seas
Credit: Moises Bernal 2020 Reef fish species uniquely respond to climate change, with some more vulnerable than others. Five Great ...
North pole will be ice-free in summer
Study shows that if CO2 emissions are reduced rapidly, ice-free years may only occur occasionallyCredit: Dirk Notz Summer Arctic sea-ice ...
International team develops new model to improve accuracy of storm surge analysis
Credit: University of Central Florida Accurately predicting how many people are at risk due to sea level rise and storm ...
Princeton scientist solves air quality puzzle: Why does ozone linger long after its ban?
Drought-stressed plants are less able to remove ozone from the air, despite laws limiting pollution from cars, trucks and factories, ...