Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

Smithsonian's Panama debate fueled by zircon dating

A team analyzed zircon grains from rocks representing an ancient sea and riverbeds in northwestern South America. The team was led by Camilo Montes, former…

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TRMM Rainfall Mission Concludes After 17 Years of Insights

TRMM observed rainfall rates over the tropics and subtropics, where two-thirds of the world's rainfall occurs. TRMM carried the first precipitation radar flown…

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Permafrost Thaw: Understanding Its Carbon Impact on Climate

An estimated 1,330 billion to 1,580 billion tons of organic carbon are stored in permafrost soils of Arctic and subarctic regions with the potential for even…

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NASA’s GPM Satellite Analyzes Rainfall in Cyclone Joalane

The Global Precipitation Measurement or GPM core observatory satellite flew over intensifying cyclone Joalane in the South Indian Ocean on April 6, 2015 at…

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NASA-NOAA Satellite Captures Final Moments of Cyclone Ikola

When Suomi NPP flew over Tropical Cyclone Ikola at 07:05 UTC (3:05 a.m. EDT), the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite or VIIRS instrument aboard captured…

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Microbes Unlock Hidden Gold Deposits in Earth’s Core

All the Earth’s gold deposits should actually be in the Earth’s core – buried deep out of mankind’s reach. After all, this metal has such a high density that…

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Unlocking Earth’s History: How Rocks Reveal Their True Ages

Rocks do not loose their memory during Earth history but their true ages might be distorted: even under ultra high-temperature metamorphic conditions exceeding…

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Tropical Depression Haishen Moves Away from Fananu

Before Haishen weakened from tropical storm status, NASA's Aqua satellite passed overhead and captured a visible image showing the system over Micronesia.

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NASA sees Tropical Cyclone 22S 'come together right now'

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Storm 22S as…

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New Link Between Calaveras and Hayward Faults Raises Quake Risk

University of California, Berkeley seismologists have proven that the Hayward Fault is essentially a branch of the Calaveras Fault that runs east of San Jose,…

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Complete Camel Skeleton Discovered in Austria’s Tulln

In 2006 construction began on a new shopping centre in Tulln. The works unearthed various archaeologically valuable objects that were salvaged during rescue…

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NOAA Study Reveals Coral Bleaching Projections for 2050

While research shows that nearly all coral reef locations in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico will experience bleaching by mid-century, a new study showing in…

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New Model Boosts Hurricane Forecast Accuracy by 23%

The UA team's new model improves the accuracy of seasonal hurricane forecasts for the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico by 23 percent. The team's research…

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Innovative Living: Specialists Thrive Near Laacher See Volcanoes

The “Villa trans lacum“ at the eastern shore of the Laacher See (lake) in the volcanic part of the Eifel – a rural landscape in Germany – was a highly…

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New Methane Monitoring Uncovers High Levels in PA Stream

Multiple samples from the stream, Sugar Run in Lycoming County, showed a groundwater inflow of thermogenic methane, consistent with what would be found in…

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New Methane Source for Arctic Gas Hydrates Identified

“We've found an example where methane produced at a mid-ocean ridge is locked up in stable, deep water gas hydrate, preventing it from possibly getting out of…

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