Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

Local Insights on Global Warming: Researcher Recommendations

Camille Parmesan, Michael C. Singer and their coauthors published their commentary online this week in Nature Climate Change.”Yes, global warming is happening….

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Local Action: How Communities Combat Climate Change Together

In particular, members of the British public are more prepared to take personal action and reduce their energy use when they perceive their local area has a…

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NASA Satellites Capture Stunning Thunderstorms from Sub-Tropical Storm Arani

NOAA's Satellite and Information Service classified Arani as a T1 on the Dvorak intensity scale which would indicate an estimated wind speed of about 29 knots…

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Exploring New Insights on the 2011 Japan Earthquake

The earthquake disaster on 11 March 2011 was an event of the century not only for Japan. With a magnitude of Mw = 8.9, it was one of the strongest earthquakes…

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Quartz’s Role in Plate Tectonics: Insights from J. Tuzo Wilson

More than 40 years ago, pioneering tectonic geophysicist J. Tuzo Wilson published a paper in the journal Nature describing how ocean basins opened and closed…

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Ancient 'hyperthermals' a guide to anticipated climate changes

Bursts of intense global warming that have lasted tens of thousands of years have taken place more frequently throughout history than previously believe,…

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Fossils Record Ancient Migrations & Trilobite Orgies

Few specimens inspire greater thrills among fossil collectors than a complete trilobite. These ancient arthropods – relatives of lobsters, spiders and insects…

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NASA's Aqua Satellite spots rare Southern Atlantic sub-tropical storm

NASA's Aqua satellite spotted some strong convection in a recently formed low pressure area that strengthened into Sub-Tropical Storm Arani in the South…

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Northern Peatlands: Key Insights on Climate Change Impact

Northern peatlands, which are a boggy mixture of dead organic material and water, cover more than four million square kilometers. The largest northern…

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Assessing Gulf Spill Contaminants from the Air

The researchers also determined the fate of most of those gas and oil compounds using atmospheric chemistry data collected from aircraft last June. They say…

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Researchers Create Near-Real-Time Map of Japan Quake Aftershocks

Kevin Mulligan, director of the center, said the map was developed today following a lack of new information presented on major news outlets. The map connects…

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TRMM Flood Maps Show Storm Impact Across US East Coast

Although the heaviest rainfall last week was in the southern United States, flooding was reported in states from Louisiana to northern New York. A rainfall…

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Arctic Faces Record Ozone Loss Amid Unusually Low Temperatures

Unusually low temperatures in the Arctic ozone layer have recently initiated massive ozone depletion. The Arctic appears to be heading for a record loss of…

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Engineer Studies Damage Caused by New Zealand Earthquake

Sritharan, the Wilson Engineering Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, spent more than a week in Christchurch as part of a team from…

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Unpacking the Russian Heat Wave: Natural Variability Explored

The research team drew from scientific observations and computer climate models to evaluate the possible roles of natural and human- caused climate influences…

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Neoproterozoic Oxygenation Event: Key Insights Unveiled

The Neoproterozoic era that preceded the Cambrian explosion of life was witness to a dramatic rise in oxygen levels. It has been widely assumed that the rise…

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