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Atmospheric Rivers Help Create Massive Holes in Antarctic Sea Ice

November 11, 2020 sarah Jonas Algae, Antarctica, Atmosphere, atmospheric rivers, Climate Change, Coastal Communities, coastal storms, Ecology, Environment, Flooding, heat, marine food web, New Jersey, NJ, Ocean, ocean circulation, Oceans, Phytoplankton, Polar, Research, RU, Rutgers, Rutgers University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Rutgers-New Brunswick, Science, Sea Ice, Sea-level rise, South America, Southern Ocean, Spring, Water Vapor, Winter

Warm, moist rivers of air in Antarctica play a key role in creating massive holes in sea ice in the Weddell Sea and may influence ocean conditions around the vast continent as well as climate change, according to Rutgers co-authored research. Scientists studied the role of long, intense plumes of warm, moist air – known as atmospheric rivers – in creating enormous openings in sea ice. They focused on the Weddell Sea region of the Southern Ocean near Antarctica, where these sea ice holes (called polynyas) infrequently develop during the winter.

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Heat-related Injuries and How to Stay Cool

August 10, 2020 sarah Jonas heat, Heat Exhaustion, Summer

Before lathering on the sunscreen and heading outdoors, it’s important to know the signs of heat-related injuries and how to stay cool when the temperatures soar.

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Rutgers Expert Can Discuss Global Climate Change Mortality Study

August 3, 2020 sarah Jonas Adaptation, AIDS, Air Conditioning, Cancer, Carbon Dioxide, carbon dioxide emissions, Carbon Emissions, Climate, Climate Change, Climate Impact Lab, Death Rate, Dengue, Economics, Emissions, Environment, extreme heat, Health, Heart Disease, heat, high emissions scenario, HIV, Infectious Diseases, Malaria, Mortality, New Jersey, NJ, poor, Research, Rhodium Group, Rutgers, Rutgers Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Rutgers University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Science, Tuberculosis, University of California, Berkeley, Yellow Fever

New Brunswick, N.J. (Aug. 3, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Robert E. Kopp is available to discuss a major

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Rutgers Expert Can Discuss Heat Wave and Hot Summer in N.J.

July 20, 2020 sarah Jonas Climate, Climate Change, Climatology, CoCoRaHS, dry conditions, Environment, heat, Heat Wave, Hot Weather, Humidity, June, June 2020, Meteorology, New Jersey, New Jersey Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, New Jersey State Climatologist, NJ, Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist, Rainfall, Rutgers, Rutgers NJ Weather Network, Rutgers University, Rutgers University–New Brunswick, Thunderstorms, Tropical Storm Fay, Weather

New Brunswick, N.J. (July 20, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick climatologist David A. Robinson is available for interviews on the ongoing heat

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Design method may boost semiconductor performance by better handling heat

June 23, 2020 sarah Jonas Energy, heat, Silicon

Finding ways to manage the flow of heat in silicon could boost the performance of semiconductors, but, so far, discovering the right design has remained elusive. Now, a team of Penn State researchers report that a fabrication technique may offer a path toward mastering the often chaotic flow of heat carriers at the nanoscale in silicon and other semiconductors.

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Heat Stress May Affect More Than 1.2 Billion People Annually by 2100

March 12, 2020March 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Brain, CDC, Climate Change, Disability, Earth, Economy, Environment, global warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Health, heat, Humidity, New Jersey, New York City, NJ, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, solar radiation, U.S. Centers For Disease Control And Prevention

Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity will annually affect areas now home to 1.2 billion people by 2100, assuming current greenhouse gas emissions, according to a Rutgers study. That’s more than four times the number of people affected today, and more than 12 times the number who would have been affected without industrial era global warming.

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How to Make it Easier to Turn Plant Waste into Biofuels

January 14, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Agriculture, Ammonia, bioenergy crops, Biofuels, Biomass, Cellulose, CORN, Energy, Environment, Enzymes, Ethanol, Farming, Farms, Fibers, Fossil Fuels, Glucose, Green Energy, heat, industrial processes, Leaves, microbes, New Jersey, NJ, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, plants, Renewable Energy, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Sugar

Researchers have developed a new process that could make it much cheaper to produce biofuels such as ethanol from plant waste and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Their approach, featuring an ammonia-salt based solvent that rapidly turns plant fibers into sugars needed to make ethanol, works well at close to room temperature, unlike conventional processes, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Green Chemistry.

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Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Australian Climate and Wildfires

January 7, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Atmosphere, Australia, Climate, Climate Change, Climatology, Drought, Environment, Fires, heat, Heat Wave, Hot Weather, New Jersey, New Jersey State Climatologist, NJ, Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Summer, Weather, Wildfires

New Brunswick, N.J. (Jan. 7, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick climatologist David A. Robinson is available for interviews on weather and climate conditions