Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

Corn syrup model splits Yellowstone's mantle plume in 2

The controversy surrounds a unique relationship between a mantle plume (like the one that powers Hawaiian volcanoes) and the subduction zone off the…

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Satellite Monitoring Ice Sheets: Key to Predicting Sea-Level Rise

The ice sheets covering Antarctica and Greenland contain about 99.5 per cent of the Earth's glacier ice which would raise global sea level by some 63m if it…

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Satellite views Chantal's remnants over Bahamas

A visible image from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite at 9:45 a.m. EDT on July 12, 2013 showed Chantal's remnant clouds and showers moving north in the Atlantic.The…

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NASA sees Soulik's eye reopen on Taiwan approach

On July 12 at 05:05 UTC (1:05 a.m. EDT) the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible…

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NASA’s Terra Satellite Captures Chantal’s Weakening Image

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured a visible image of Chantal when it was…

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NASA sees Typhoon Soulik's eye closed for 'renovations'

When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Typhoon Soulik on July 11 an instrument aboard noticed clouds filled the eye and additional data showed the eyewall was…

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Scientists Question Triggers Behind Antarctic Glaciation

Ian Dalziel, research professor at The University of Texas at Austin's Institute for Geophysics and professor in the Jackson School of Geosciences, and his…

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Iowa Impact Crater Confirmed: Insights into Meteorite Collision

Based on the crater's size, scientists calculate that the region was likely hit by a meteorite roughly 250 meters in diameter about 500 million years ago, and…

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Iceberg Breaks Away from Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica

Scientists of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association have been following this natural spectacle via the earth…

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NASA satellites see strong thunderstorms surround Typhoon Soulik's center

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Soulik on July 9 at…

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NASA sees Tropical Storm Chantal's heavy rainfall and towering thunderstorms

Later in the day at 1700 UTC (1 p.m. EDT) on July 8, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua…

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NASA's TRMM satellite sees Tropical Storm Erick along Mexican coast

When NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite passed over Tropical Storm Erick on Sunday, July 7, it measured rainfall rates as seen from…

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NASA Satellite Captures Stunning Views of Tropical Storm Soulik

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

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Tropical Storm Chantal Evolves Rapidly Over Atlantic Ocean

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Storm Chantal…

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NASA’s Polar Robotic Ranger Passes First Greenland Test

The robot known as GROVER, which stands for both Greenland Rover and Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research, was designed by teams of…

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Scientists Image Vast Subglacial Water System Underpinning West Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier

The findings, as described this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, use new observational techniques to address long-standing…

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