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UrduA report authored by a Texas A&M professor details how often people in the region will be threatened by the hazards of pollution and heat
Tag: Climate Science
Technological changes and new low-carbon lifestyles, key to mitigating climate change
In order to mitigate climate change impacts and achieve a more sustainable society, it is necessary to transform the current energy system based on fossil fuels into a model based on renewable energies, and to change society’s lifestyles, accepting less…
Climate change will bring bigger swings in European summer temperatures
Most comprehensive study to explain future temperature variability in Europe and North America
NASA finds a disorganized tropical storm Arthur near North Carolina coast
Infrared imagery from NASA’s Aqua satellite and radar imagery revealed that Tropical Storm Arthur remains poorly organized. Strongest storms, according to the Aqua data, appeared along and off the southeastern coast of North Carolina. Warnings and Watches On May 18,…
NASA finds heavy water vapor concentration rings eye of Cyclone Amphan
When NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the Northern Indian Ocean on May 18, it gathered water vapor data that showed the intensity of powerful Tropical Cyclone Amphan. Amphan is the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane…
Local climate unlikely to drive the early COVID-19 pandemic
Local variations in climate are not likely to dominate the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Princeton University study published May 18 in the journal Science . The researchers found that the vast number of people still…
South Asia faces increased threat of extreme heat, extreme pollution, study shows
A report authored by a Texas A&M professor details how often people in the region will be threatened by the hazards of pollution and heat
Climate change will bring bigger swings in European summer temperatures
Most comprehensive study to explain future temperature variability in Europe and North America
Could environmental data be the key to a greater understanding of COVID-19?
Environmental data, such as historical air quality patterns, could improve predictions of future likelihood of acute hospitalisation of COVID-19 patients. Changing societal behaviours could point to a path for a greener future. Scientists invited to collaborate in Natural Environment Research…
Technological changes and new low-carbon lifestyles, key to mitigating climate change
In order to mitigate climate change impacts and achieve a more sustainable society, it is necessary to transform the current energy system based on fossil fuels into a model based on renewable energies, and to change society’s lifestyles, accepting less…
NASA finds a disorganized tropical storm Arthur near North Carolina coast
Infrared imagery from NASA’s Aqua satellite and radar imagery revealed that Tropical Storm Arthur remains poorly organized. Strongest storms, according to the Aqua data, appeared along and off the southeastern coast of North Carolina. Warnings and Watches On May 18,…
NASA finds heavy water vapor concentration rings eye of Cyclone Amphan
When NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the Northern Indian Ocean on May 18, it gathered water vapor data that showed the intensity of powerful Tropical Cyclone Amphan. Amphan is the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane…
Commercial airliners monitoring CO2 emissions from cities worldwide
Statistical characterization of atmospheric CO2 variations from measurements onboard Japan Airlines’ commercial aircraft
Applying the analogy method to improve the forecasting of strong convection
Strong convective weather, including thunderstorms, severe winds, hail, tornados, and short-term heavy rainfall, is a type of weather phenomenon that is extremely difficult to predict owing to its small spatial scales and short-term durations. In recent years, high-resolution numerical models…
Clear reduction in urban CO2 emissions as a result of COVID-19 lockdown
The Covid-19 related restrictions have forced many of us to stay at home. This has strongly reduced road traffic and economic activities particularly in cities and urban areas where majority of the people live. Consequently, this has also cut down…
Gauging water loss from northern peatlands, a likely accelerant of climate change
WOODS HOLE, Mass. — More carbon is stored in the forests, peatlands, and lakes of the high northern (boreal) latitudes than is currently in the atmosphere. Therefore, understanding how the boreal latitudes, which include Canada and Alaska, respond to global…
NASA analyzes developing System 90L in Straits of Florida
A low-pressure area designated as System 90L appears to be developing in the Straits of Florida, located between Southern Florida and Cuba. NASA’s Aqua satellite measured cloud top temperatures within the developing system and found some stronger storms. At 8:50…
Global cooling event 4,200 years ago spurred rice’s evolution, spread across Asia
Scientists use genomics, archeology, and climate data to reconstruct history of rice
The revolt of the plants: The arctic melts when plants stop breathing
The vapor that plants emit when they breathe serves to lower the land surface temperature, much like watering the yard on a hot day. Until now, the greenhouse effect has been blamed for the rise in global temperature. But an…
CFC replacements are a source of persistent organic pollution in the Arctic
Degraded, toxic compounds from CFC replacements found in ice in the Canadian Arctic
A lost world and extinct ecosystem
Archaeological sites on the far southern shores of South Africa hold the world’s richest records for the behavioral and cultural origins of our species. At this location, scientists have discovered the earliest evidence for symbolic behavior, complex pyrotechnology, projectile weapons…
How particulate matter arises from pollutant gases
International research project observes ultrafast particle growth through ammonia and nitric acid
Satellites eye typhoon Vongfong landfall in the Philippines
NASA and NOAA satellites have been providing forecasters with satellite data that showed the strength and extent of Typhoon Vongfong as it made landfall in the Philippines and continued to track through the country. Warnings were in effect throughout several…
CFC replacements are a source of persistent organic pollution in the Arctic
Degraded, toxic compounds from CFC replacements found in ice in the Canadian Arctic
The revolt of the plants: The arctic melts when plants stop breathing
The vapor that plants emit when they breathe serves to lower the land surface temperature, much like watering the yard on a hot day. Until now, the greenhouse effect has been blamed for the rise in global temperature. But an…
A lost world and extinct ecosystem
Archaeological sites on the far southern shores of South Africa hold the world’s richest records for the behavioral and cultural origins of our species. At this location, scientists have discovered the earliest evidence for symbolic behavior, complex pyrotechnology, projectile weapons…
How particulate matter arises from pollutant gases
International research project observes ultrafast particle growth through ammonia and nitric acid
Satellites eye typhoon Vongfong landfall in the Philippines
NASA and NOAA satellites have been providing forecasters with satellite data that showed the strength and extent of Typhoon Vongfong as it made landfall in the Philippines and continued to track through the country. Warnings were in effect throughout several…
New, rapid mechanism for atmospheric particle formation
Carnegie Mellon University researchers working with an international team of scientists have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that allows atmospheric particles to very rapidly form under certain conditions. The research, which was published in the journal Nature , could aid…
US wind plants show relatively low levels of performance decline as they age
Wind plants in the United States–especially the newest models–remain relatively efficient over time, with only a 13% drop in the plants’ performance over 17 years, researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory report in the May 13 issue of the…
NASA finds Vongfong at typhoon strength Philippine warnings up
NASA’s Terra satellite revealed powerful storms in Vongfong as it ramped up from a tropical storm to a typhoon. Vongfong is known locally in the Philippines as Typhoon Ambo. NASA’s Terra satellite used infrared light to analyze the strength of…
New, rapid mechanism for atmospheric particle formation
Carnegie Mellon University researchers working with an international team of scientists have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that allows atmospheric particles to very rapidly form under certain conditions. The research, which was published in the journal Nature , could aid…
US wind plants show relatively low levels of performance decline as they age
Wind plants in the United States–especially the newest models–remain relatively efficient over time, with only a 13% drop in the plants’ performance over 17 years, researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory report in the May 13 issue of the…
NASA finds Vongfong at typhoon strength Philippine warnings up
NASA’s Terra satellite revealed powerful storms in Vongfong as it ramped up from a tropical storm to a typhoon. Vongfong is known locally in the Philippines as Typhoon Ambo. NASA’s Terra satellite used infrared light to analyze the strength of…
NASA sees Tropical Storm Vongfong form and threaten the Philippines
A low-pressure area that formed in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean several days ago has consolidated and organized into a tropical storm. NASA’s Aqua satellite provided forecasters with a visible image of newly formed Tropical Storm Vongfong. Vongfong, known locally as…
New study could help better predict rainfall during El Niño
UM Rosenstiel School researchers uncover atmospheric teleconnection between US and tropics
URI appoints NASA scientist to lead Graduate School of Oceanography
KINGSTON, R.I. – MAY 11, 2020 – The University of Rhode has announced the appointment of NASA scientist Paula S. Bontempi as dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography. An alumna of GSO and a biological oceanographer for more than 25 years, Bontempi joins URI from the Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate of NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.
Street smarts required in heat mitigation
ASU researchers investigate how reflective coatings on city streets affect pedestrians when the heat is on
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 crops
Street smarts required in heat mitigation
ASU researchers investigate how reflective coatings on city streets affect pedestrians when the heat is on
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 crops
Potentially fatal combinations of humidity and heat are emerging across the globe
US Gulf Coast among regions hit with conditions not expected for decades
Carbon footprint hotspots: Mapping China’s export-driven emissions
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted just how reliant the United States and other countries are on Chinese manufacturing, with widespread shortages of protective medical gear produced there. But U.S. dependence on China extends far beyond surgical masks and N95 respirators.…
Carbon footprint hotspots: Mapping China’s export-driven emissions
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted just how reliant the United States and other countries are on Chinese manufacturing, with widespread shortages of protective medical gear produced there. But U.S. dependence on China extends far beyond surgical masks and N95 respirators.…
Going against the trend
Climate and marine scientists are observing pervasive warming of the ocean and the land surfaces across the globe. Since the middle of the 19th century, the average global temperature recorded on the land surface has risen by around one degree…
Arctic Edmontosaurus lives again — a new look at the ‘caribou of the Cretaceous’
DALLAS, TEXAS (May 6, 2020) – A new study by an international team from the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas and Hokkaido University and Okayama University of Science in Japan further explores the proliferation of the most…
Cold air rises — what that means for Earth’s climate
The lightness of water vapor buffers climate warming in the tropics
Going against the trend
Climate and marine scientists are observing pervasive warming of the ocean and the land surfaces across the globe. Since the middle of the 19th century, the average global temperature recorded on the land surface has risen by around one degree…
Arctic Edmontosaurus lives again — a new look at the ‘caribou of the Cretaceous’
DALLAS, TEXAS (May 6, 2020) – A new study by an international team from the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas and Hokkaido University and Okayama University of Science in Japan further explores the proliferation of the most…
Cold air rises — what that means for Earth’s climate
The lightness of water vapor buffers climate warming in the tropics