Research Identifies Climate-Change Refugia in Dry-Forest Region
Wed 2:35pm By ENNSeveral indicators point to the adverse impacts of climate change on the planet’s vegetation, but…Stormwater Could Be a Large Source of Microplastics and Rubber Fragments to Waterways
Wed 2:35pm By ENNIn cities, heavy rains wash away the gunk collecting on sidewalks and roads, picking up all kinds of…Researchers Examine Record-Shattering 2020 Trans-Atlantic Dust Storm
Wed 2:34pm By ENNFor two weeks in June 2020, a massive dust plume from Saharan Africa crept westward across the…Corn Ethanol Reduces Carbon Footprint, Greenhouse Gases
May 25, 2021, 2:47 pm By ENNResearch shows that the use of corn ethanol reduces the carbon footprint and diminishes greenhouse…Egyptian Fossil Surprise: Fishes Thrived in Tropics in Ancient Warm Period, Despite High Ocean Temperatures
May 25, 2021, 2:45 pm By ENNThe Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, or PETM, was a short interval of highly elevated global…New NASA Earth System Observatory to Help Address, Mitigate Climate Change
May 25, 2021, 2:44 pm By ENNNASA’s new Earth System Observatory will guide efforts related to climate change, disaster…As Water Sources Become Scarce, Understanding Emerging Subsurface Contaminants Is Key
May 25, 2021, 2:44 pm By ENNUSC researchers modeled complex subsurface water flow to help assess the risk of contaminants…NOAA Index Tracks How Greenhouse Gas Pollution Amplified Global Warming in 2020
May 25, 2021, 2:43 pm By ENNThe Annual Greenhouse Gas Index is updated each spring after nearly all the air samples collected…Made in the Shade or Fun in the Sun
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May 25, 2021, 2:21 pm By ENNUniversity of Exeter researchers used Google Earth and Google Street View to estimate that verges…Technique to Evaluate Wind Turbines May Boost Wind Power Production
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May 24, 2021, 2:44 pm By ENNCanada’s Manitoba Province jumped right from winter ice to summer fires.Study: Fluorescent Light Clarifies Relationship Between Heat Stress and Crop Yield
May 24, 2021, 2:44 pm By ENNIllinois researchers found that fluorescent light sensors can detect the otherwise invisible signs…Researchers Find Greenland Glacial Meltwaters Rich in Mercury
May 24, 2021, 2:44 pm By ENNNew research shows that concentrations of the toxic element mercury in rivers and fjords connected…Overwintering Fires on the Rise
May 21, 2021, 2:21 pm By ENNNew research shows that this type of wildfire—which can survive the winter to re-emerge in…TEMPO Air Pollution Sensor Treks Toward Satellite Integration
May 21, 2021, 2:21 pm By ENNA NASA satellite instrument that will measure air pollution over North America has reached another…Arctic Sea Ice Succumbs to Atlantification
May 21, 2021, 2:21 pm By ENNHeat from the Atlantic Ocean carried to higher latitudes is causing the edge of the sea ice to…Global Study of Glacier Debris Shows Impact on Melt Rate
May 21, 2021, 7:31 am By ENNA large-scale research project at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute has…Yellowstone National Park Is Hotter Than Ever
May 21, 2021, 7:31 am By ENNYellowstone National Park is famous for harsh winters but a new study shows summers are also getting…
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