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New findings on the largest natural sulfur source in the atmosphere
Laboratory results question current knowledge on the degradation of dimethyl sulfide within the sulfur cycle
New assessment finds EU electricity decarbonization discourse in need of overhaul
It’s well known that the EU is focusing its efforts on decarbonizing its economy. In many respects, Germany’s Energiewende personifies the poster child of that effort. Unfortunately, substantial investments in the Energiewende have not yet yielded significant reductions in GHG…
NASA finds heavy rain potential in typhoon Kalmaegi
NASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Typhoon Kalmaegi using infrared light to determine the strength of the storm. Kalmaegi is known locally as Ramon in the Philippines where warnings are in effect. Kalmaegi has triggered warnings in the Philippines.…
First evidence of the impact of climate change on Arctic Terns
Data collected from electronic tags retrieved from 47 journeys made by the Farne Island Arctic Terns, has revealed for the first time how climate change might affect their behaviour. Arctic Terns spend their breeding and non-breeding seasons in polar environments…
NASA finds light rain in fading Tropical Depression 21E
Tropical Depression 21E never matured into a tropical storm and a NASA analysis of rainfall rates show the storm won’t have that chance. NASA has the unique capability of peering under the clouds in storms and measuring the rate in…
Get over it? When it comes to recycled water, consumers won’t
UC Riverside study shows that, while people can come to appreciate recycled water’s benefits, they still don’t want to use it
NASA finds light rain in fading Tropical Depression Fengshen
A NASA analysis of rainfall rates shows that the once mighty Fengshen is now a depression devoid of heavy rainfall. On Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. EST (1800 UTC), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center noted that Tropical Depression Fengshen was…
Climate change could double greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater lakes
Every drop of fresh water contains thousands of different organic molecules that have previously gone unnoticed. By measuring the diversity of these molecules and how they interact with the environment around them, research has revealed an invisible world that affects…
Boosting wind farmers, global winds reverse decades of slowing and pick up speed
In a boon to wind farms, average daily wind speeds are picking up across much of the globe after about 30 years of gradual slowing. Research led by a team at Princeton University shows that wind speeds in northern mid-latitude…
Nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas, is on the rise
A new study from an international group of scientists finds we are releasing more of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide into the atmosphere than previously thought
Paying countries for carbon protects forests, but only if payments continue
Fires ravaging the Amazon rainforests and global climate strikes have highlighted the need for global action to mitigate climate change and conserve forests. Though the situation can seem dire at times, there is good news from a study published in…
Living bridges
How traditional Indian building techniques can make modern cities more climate-friendly
UNH Researchers Find Climate Change and Turf Seaweed Causing “Patchy” Seascape
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire find that environmental developments caused by climate change are contributing to the transformation of the seafloor to a lower, more patchy seascape dominated by shrub-like seaweed which could impact species habitats and the structure of the food web.
The global distribution of freshwater plants is controlled by catchment characteristics
Globally, photosynthetic modes of terrestrial plants are influenced by climatic factors such as adaptations to variation in air temperature and water availability. In water, CO2 often limits photosynthesis because it moves 10,000-times slower than in air and, thus, rapid photosynthesis…
Amazon deforestation and number of fires show summer of 2019 not a ‘normal’ year
The fires that raged across the Brazilian Amazon this summer were not ‘normal’ and large increases in deforestation could explain why, scientists show.
NASA gets an eyeful of Typhoon Fengshen
NASA’s Terra satellite captured an image of Typhoon Fengshen after its eye opened as Fengshen had strengthened from a tropical storm to a typhoon and developed an eye. On Nov. 15, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that…
NASA identifies new Eastern Pacific tropical storm
NASA’s Terra satellite captured an image of developing Tropical Storm Raymond in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. On Nov. 14, the MODIS or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument that flies aboard NASA’s Terra satellite provided a visible image of then Tropical…
NASA looks at Tropical Depression Kalmaegi’s water vapor concentration
When NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the Philippine Sea, water vapor data provided information about the intensity of Tropical Depression Kalmaegi. NASA’s Aqua satellite passed Kalmaegi on Nov. 15 at 0425 UTC (Nov. 14 at 11:25 p.m. EST) and the…
Researchers study impact of contaminants in floodwaters
Last spring’s historic flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers may have distributed toxic contaminants along wide flood routes. Researchers know little about how these materials may affect public health and safety in rural and urban areas. But a group of geologists and geological engineers from Missouri University of Science and Technology is working to find out.
Future rainfall could far outweigh current climate predictions
Homes and communities across the UK have felt the full force of torrential downpours in recent weeks. And the UK’s uplands could in future see significantly more annual rainfall than is currently being predicted in national climate models, according to…
NASA-NOAA satellite finds displaced power in Tropical Cyclone Kalmaegi
Tropical Cyclone Kalmaegi is still experiencing wind shear and those winds have continued to displace the strongest storms north of the cyclone’s center. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed overhead and identified those strong storms using infrared light. The Visible Infrared…
Salk Institute receives Charity Navigator’s highest rating for ninth consecutive time
Status achieved by only three percent of nonprofits
New process kills mosquito larvae using bacteria in the male’s gut microbiome
Ben-Gurion University team wins gold medal for research at 2019 iGem Competition
PSU researchers awarded $1 million federal grant to develop ‘open knowledge network’
A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will help Portland State provide better information to agencies that manage wildfires, water quality and biodiversity conservation. The grant will pay to conduct user needs assessments and develop prototype technologies to…
‘Are we alone?’ Study refines which exoplanets are potentially habitable
First study to combine 3D climate modeling with chemistry explores M dwarf planets
Stanford researchers explore how citizens can become agents of environmental change
A blueprint for how to educate people to maximize their impact
Future rainfall could far outweigh current climate predictions
Homes and communities across the UK have felt the full force of torrential downpours in recent weeks. And the UK’s uplands could in future see significantly more annual rainfall than is currently being predicted in national climate models, according to…
ASU study shows some aquatic plants depend on the landscape for photosynthesis
Runoff from soils and surrounding environments provide life-sustaining carbon
Salk Institute receives Charity Navigator’s highest rating for ninth consecutive time
Status achieved by only three percent of nonprofits
There are variations in plankton biodiversity and activity from the equator to the poles
New results from the Tara Oceans expedition, led by a collaboration between the Tara Ocean Foundation and teams from the CNRS, EMBL, CEA, Sorbonne Université and Université Paris Science Lettres between 2009 and 2013 – today united in the CNRS…
New process kills mosquito larvae using bacteria in the male’s gut microbiome
Ben-Gurion University team wins gold medal for research at 2019 iGem Competition
Storing energy in hydrogen 20 times more effective using platinum-nickel catalyst
Catalysts accelerate chemical reactions, but the widely used metal platinum is scarce and expensive. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), together with Chinese, Singaporean and Japanese researchers, have now developed an alternative with a 20x higher activity: a catalyst…
ASU study shows some aquatic plants depend on the landscape for photosynthesis
Runoff from soils and surrounding environments provide life-sustaining carbon
Protecting native vegetation on rural properties yields Brazil USD 1.5 trillion per year
Paper endorsed by 407 scientists in Brazil estimates the value of ecosystem services linked to nature conservation, such as pollination, pest control and water security.
There are variations in plankton biodiversity and activity from the equator to the poles
New results from the Tara Oceans expedition, led by a collaboration between the Tara Ocean Foundation and teams from the CNRS, EMBL, CEA, Sorbonne Université and Université Paris Science Lettres between 2009 and 2013 – today united in the CNRS…
What vision do we have for the deep sea?
New study on the future of the global seafloor
Storing energy in hydrogen 20 times more effective using platinum-nickel catalyst
Catalysts accelerate chemical reactions, but the widely used metal platinum is scarce and expensive. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), together with Chinese, Singaporean and Japanese researchers, have now developed an alternative with a 20x higher activity: a catalyst…
NASA infrared data shows strength in Fengshen
Tropical Storm Fengshen’s cold cloud top temperatures revealed that the storm was maintaining strength as a strong tropical storm. Forecasters expect Fengshen will continue strengthening and reach typhoon status. One of the ways NASA researches tropical cyclones is by using…
Protecting native vegetation on rural properties yields Brazil USD 1.5 trillion per year
Paper endorsed by 407 scientists in Brazil estimates the value of ecosystem services linked to nature conservation, such as pollination, pest control and water security.
NASA-NOAA satellite finds displaced power in Tropical Cyclone Kalmaegi
Tropical Cyclone Kalmaegi is still experiencing wind shear and those winds have continued to displace the strongest storms north of the cyclone’s center. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed overhead and identified those strong storms using infrared light. The Visible Infrared…
What vision do we have for the deep sea?
New study on the future of the global seafloor
PSU researchers awarded $1 million federal grant to develop ‘open knowledge network’
A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will help Portland State provide better information to agencies that manage wildfires, water quality and biodiversity conservation. The grant will pay to conduct user needs assessments and develop prototype technologies to…
‘Are we alone?’ Study refines which exoplanets are potentially habitable
First study to combine 3D climate modeling with chemistry explores M dwarf planets
Stanford researchers explore how citizens can become agents of environmental change
A blueprint for how to educate people to maximize their impact
NASA infrared data shows strength in Fengshen
Tropical Storm Fengshen’s cold cloud top temperatures revealed that the storm was maintaining strength as a strong tropical storm. Forecasters expect Fengshen will continue strengthening and reach typhoon status. One of the ways NASA researches tropical cyclones is by using…
Climate Change Expected to Shift Location of East Asian Monsoons
More than a billion people in Asia depend on seasonal monsoons for their water needs. The Asian monsoon is closely linked to a planetary-scale tropical air flow which, according to a new study by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will most likely shift geographically as the climate continues to warm, resulting in less rainfall in certain regions.
NASA’s Terra satellite sees fire and smoke from devastating bushfires in Australia
The state of New South Wales (NSW) in south eastern Australia is continuing to experience devastating bushfires due to the dry tinder-like atmosphere in the territory: high winds, dry lightning and continuing heat. Approximately 69 fires are still raging in…
When reporting climate-driven human migration, place matters
University of Arizona researchers have shown that the conversation around migration out of Central American countries should be more nuanced and based on local trends rather than regional expectations
Knowing your neighbors may shape US household yard care practices
Income, climate also considered in assessing yard fertilization, irrigation and pesticide use