Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

Oxidation Mechanism Discovered in Atmosphere: Key Findings

Laboratory experiments have been conducted with latest analytical techniques allowing to discover the reaction mechanism of autoxidation as far as possible….

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Kamikaze Typhoons: Nature’s Force in Naval History

Early narratives describe the decimation and dispersal of these fleets by the “Kamikaze” of CE 1274 and CE 1281 — a pair of intense typhoons divinely sent to…

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NASA Measures Typhoon Hagupit's Philippine Rainfall from Space

As of Dec. 8, Super Typhoon Hagupit has caused up to 27 deaths. Early reports indicate the Philippines has been spared the widespread destruction caused by…

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NASA Catches Three Days of Typhoon Hagupit's Motion Over Philippines

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite caught a picture of Hagupit on Dec. 6 before it made…

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3D Modeling Transforms Earthquake Scenarios in Coachella Valley

New three-dimensional (3D) numerical modeling that captures far more geometric complexity of an active fault segment in southern California than any other,…

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Greenhouse Gases Influence Historical African Rainfall Patterns

The study, led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), is being published this week in Science.

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NASA Tracks Super Typhoon Hagupit: Warnings for Philippines

Forecasters at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center expect Super Typhoon Hagupit to reach peak intensity today, Dec. 4, and although expected to weaken, will…

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El Niño's 'remote control' on hurricanes in the Northeastern Pacific

Further, scientists have observed that El Niño greatly influences the yearly variations of tropical cyclones (a general term which includes hurricanes,…

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New Insights on Organic Carbon in Tissint Meteorite

There is persuasive evidence that the carbon originated on Mars. The scientists are convinced that biotic processes can explain all of their results better…

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West Antarctic Glaciers Melt Rate Triples, UC Irvine-NASA

The glaciers in the Amundsen Sea Embayment in West Antarctica are hemorrhaging ice faster than any other part of Antarctica and are the most significant…

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Mainz Egyptologist Launches Long-Term Study of Ancient Scripts

The Joint Science Conference (GWK) of the federal and state governments has ratified the 2015 Academies' Program, coordinated by the Union of the German…

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UW Team Investigates Chile’s Restless Volcanic Field Uplift

But the primary reason to expend so much effort on this area boils down to one fact: The rate of uplift is among the highest ever observed by satellite…

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Most of Earth's Carbon May Be Hidden in the Planet's Inner Core, New Model Suggests

In a paper scheduled for online publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week, University of Michigan researchers and their…

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NASA's 2014 HS3 Hurricane Mission Investigated Four Tropical Cyclones

The HS3 mission pilots flew a remotely piloted Global Hawk aircraft over Cristobal, Dolly, and Edouard and flew a manned WB-57 aircraft over Gonzalo. During…

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NASA’s CATS Eyes Clouds, Smoke and Dust from the Space Station

To investigate the layers and composition of clouds and tiny airborne particles like dust, smoke and other atmospheric aerosols, , scientists at NASA’s Goddard…

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Baltic Sea Innovations: Addressing Eutrophication Challenges

Despite extensive measures to protect the Baltic Sea from anthropogenic activities since the late 1980s, oxygen concentrations continue to decrease. Rising…

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