Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

Early Earth absorbed more sunlight — no extreme greenhouse needed to keep water wet

Other things on Earth being equal, with so little energy reaching the planet's surface, all water on the planet should been have frozen. But ancient rocks hold…

Earth Sciences

New thick-shelled turtle species lived with world's biggest snake

Cerrejonemys wayuunaiki takes its genus name from Cerrejón, and emys—Greek for turtle. Its species name is the language spoken by the Wayuu people who live on…

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UCSB geologist discovers pattern in Earth's long-term climate record

Lisiecki performed her analysis of climate by examining ocean sediment cores. These cores come from 57 locations around the world. By analyzing sediments,…

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Tropical Storm Robyn Strengthens With 60-Knot Winds

Formerly tropical depression 23S, Robyn strengthened into a tropical storm this weekend. As of Monday, April 5, Robyn had maximum sustained winds near 60 knots…

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NASA Satellites Track Fizzling Ex-Cyclone Paul Remnants

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of the remnants of Cyclone Paul over…

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Interactive Map Reveals Future Climate Changes in March

On the last day of the month, Climate Central has just published an interactive animated map showing what we might expect in Marches to come as the climate…

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TRMM measures Cyclone Paul's rainfall from space

Paul originated from a low pressure circulation embedded within the monsoon trough over the Arufura Sea between the northern coast of Australia and New Guinea….

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Atlantic 'conveyor belt' not slowing, new study finds

The data suggest the circulation may have even sped up slightly in the recent past. The findings are the result of a new monitoring technique, developed by…

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Twenty-Year Study Yields Precise Model of Tectonic-Plate Movements

Created by University of Wisconsin-Madison geophysicist Chuck DeMets and longtime collaborators Richard Gordon of Rice University and Donald Argus of NASA’s…

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Tropical Storm Omais Weakens Despite Doubling in Size

Late, March 24, Omais strengthened to (63 mph) 55 knots and now that it has run into an environment with stronger wind shear, it has already weakened. The wind…

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Imani reaches cyclone status 'by the tail'

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Cyclone Imani on March 25 at 0747 UTC (3:47 a.m. EDT) and it…

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11 Key Questions Shaping Geographical Sciences for the Next Decade

Reflecting a time when populations are moving and natural resources are being depleted, the questions aim to provide a more complete understanding of where and…

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Tropical Storm Imani Develops Uncertainty in Southern Indian Ocean

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured Tropical Storm Imani at 0425 UTC (12:25 a.m. EDT)…

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New Model Reveals Tectonic Plate Movements After 20-Year Study

Created by University of Wisconsin-Madison geophysicist Chuck DeMets and longtime collaborators Richard Gordon of Rice University and Donald Argus of NASA's…

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Greenland Ice Sheet Mass Loss Revealed on Northwest Coast

Led by the Denmark Technical Institute's National Space Institute in Copenhagen and involving the University of Colorado at Boulder, the study indicated the…

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NASA's Aqua Satellite sees a tight Tropical Storm 21S

At 900 UTC (5 a.m. EDT) today, March 23, Tropical Cyclone 21S was located about 505 miles west of Cocos Island near 12.9 degrees South latitude and 88.3…

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