New study tracked large sharks during hurricanes
Researchers found sharks behaviors differed by species and location during major storm eventsCredit: Figure from Gutowsky et al. (2021 Tiger ...
Tag: Weather/Storms
Scientists warn: Humanity does not have effective tools to resist the tsunami
This threatens with sudden destruction of coastal cities and numerous human casualtiesCredit: UrFU / Grigory Tkachenko An international team of ...
Northern forest fires could accelerate climate change
BU researchers used NASA satellite imaging data to analyze 30 years of Earth's northern forests and found that fires are ...
Using cosmic-ray neutron bursts to understand gamma-ray bursts from lightning
An 'accidental discovery' confirms what simulations showCredit: Jordan Goodman, HAWC Collaboration (NSF.gov) LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April 28, 2021--Analysis of data ...
Drones provide bird’s eye view of how turbulent tidal flows affect seabird foraging habits
Credit: Lilian Lieber, Queen's University Belfast The foraging behaviour of seabirds is dramatically affected by turbulence caused by natural coastal ...
URI oceanographers reveal links between migrating Gulf Stream and warming ocean waters
Credit: (Animation by Afonso Gonçalves Neto) KINGSTON, R.I., -- April 20, 2021 -- The Northwest Atlantic Shelf is one of ...
USU researchers develop power converter for long-distance, underwater electric grids
Credit: Photo by Steve Johnson News Release -- Logan, UT -- Apr. 16, 2021 -- A team of researchers from ...
Combining news media and AI to rapidly identify flooded buildings
Credit: MLIT, Shikoku Regional Development Bureau Artificial intelligence (AI) has sped up the process of detecting flooded buildings immediately after ...
Regional habitat differences identified for threatened piping plovers on Atlantic coast
Findings can help enhance shorebird species' protection, recoveryCredit: Credit: Susan Haig, USGS Piping plovers, charismatic shorebirds that nest and feed ...
Colorado River basin due for more frequent, intense hydroclimate events
Climate change will drive more drought, heat waves, floods, and low river flows in seven western statesCredit: none LOS ALAMOS, ...
A song of ice and fiber
Sandia embarks on Arctic seafloor data project using new underwater techniqueCredit: Photo by Kyle Jones, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ...
Houston flooding polluted reefs more than 100 miles offshore
Flower Garden Banks fouled by runoff from 2017's Harvey and 2016's Tax Day floodsCredit: Photo by Carsten Grupstra/Rice University HOUSTON ...
Droughts longer, rainfall more erratic over the last 50 years in most of the West
Credit: Joel Biederman, Agricultural Research Service TUCSON, Ariz., April 6, 2021 - Dry periods between rainstorms have become longer and ...
Probing wet fire smoke in clouds: can water intensify the earth’s warming?
One-of-a-kind instrument measures humidity's effects on smoke, filling a key data gap in predicting the scale and long-term impact of ...
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