Earth Sciences

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Clues to the Earth's ancient core

Now, a geophysicist at Michigan Technological University has unlocked clues trapped in the magnetic signatures of mineral grains in those rocks.

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NASA Monitors Fading Tropical Storm Andres with RapidScat

The International Space Station (ISS)-RapidScat instrument measures surface winds over the ocean. The ISS-RapidScat instrument gathered surface wind data on…

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Hurricane Blanca Shows Decreased Organization in NASA Infrared

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder or AIRS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite measured cloud top temperatures in Blanca on June 3 at 20:17 UTC…

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Deepest High-Temperature Hydrothermal Vents Discovered in Pacific

Lying more than 3,800 meters (12,500 feet) below the surface, the Pescadero Basin vents are the deepest high-temperature hydrothermal vents ever observed in or…

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Acid Saline Groundwaters: Insights from Southern WA Lakes

In the June issue of GSA Today, Kathleen Benison of West Virginia University and Brenda Bowen of the University of Utah write that the limited volume of…

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The ebb and flow of Greenland’s glaciers

In northwestern Greenland, glaciers flow from the main ice sheet to the ocean in see-sawing seasonal patterns. The ice generally flows faster in the summer…

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NASA Satellites Track Intensifying Tropical Storm Andres

Tropical storm Andres became the first tropical storm of the 2015 Eastern Pacific hurricane season on May 28 at 1500 UTC (11 a.m. EDT). The GPM core…

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Hidden Hazards: Quake and Tsunami Risks Off Southern California

The latest research into the little known, fault-riddled, undersea landscape off of Southern California and northern Baja California has revealed more…

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Eastern Pacific’s First Tropical Depression Emerges at Dawn

An image of the storm taken from NOAA's GOES-West satellite shows the depression in infrared light as it was born in the early morning hours before sunrise.

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Arctic Interglacial Insights: New Research Unveiled

Scientists at the Goethe University Frankfurt and at the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre working together with their Canadian…

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70% Glacier Volume Loss Forecast for Everest by 2100

“The signal of future glacier change in the region is clear: continued and possibly accelerated mass loss from glaciers is likely given the projected increase…

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Climate Engineering Could Protect Coral Reefs, Study Finds

Coral reefs are considered one of the most vulnerable ecosystems to future climate change due to rising sea surface temperatures and ocean acidification, which…

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Ocean Microbes: Key to Cloud Properties and Climate Insights

A factor that determines the properties of clouds that help moderate the planet’s temperature may be decided in the oceans.

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NASA Tracks Extra-Tropical Storm Dolphin Near Sea of Okhotsk

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies aboard Aqua captured a visible light image of Extra-Tropical Storm Dolphin on…

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What would it take to limit climate change to 1.5°C?

Limiting temperature rise by 2100 to less than 1.5 degrees Celsius is feasible, at least from a purely technological standpoint, according to the study…

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NASA Studies Tropical Storm Ana’s Winds Using ISS-RapidScat

Scientists took the opportunity to observe Ana's wind dynamics with the International Space Station-Rapid Scatterometer (ISS-RapidScat). The instrument, which…

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