Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

Researcher Finds Methane Hydrate in Gulf Using New Search Method

Dr. John Dunbar, associate professor of geology at Baylor, and his team used an electrical resistivity method to acquire geophysical data at the site, located…

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Tropical Storm Oli Develops in Southern Pacific Region

GOES-11, or the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, is operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and provides visible and…

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Olga’s Impact: Heavy Rainfall Across Three Australian Territories

NASA and the Japanese Space Agency's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite passed over Olga's remnants on January 30 at 1425 UTC (9:25 a.m….

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NASA Satellites Track TD11S as It Transitions to Extra-Tropical

Tropical Depression 11S (TD 11S) had maximum sustained winds near 34 mph (30 knots) on January 29 at 09:00 UTC (4 a.m. ET). It was located about 320 nautical…

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Tropical Storm Nisha Faces Wind Shear Challenges This Weekend

Nisha is not expected to maintain its tropical storm status this weekend, because it is being battered by wind shear. At 10 a.m. ET, January 29, Tropical Storm…

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Tropical Storm Olga Strengthens Over Gulf, Satellite Shows

NASA's Aqua satellite saw Olga's center re-entering the Gulf early on January 29, and satellite imagery indicated the storm was strengthening. Residents of the…

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How White Roofs Can Cool Urban Areas: New Research Insights

The research, the first computer modeling study to simulate the impacts of white roofs on urban areas worldwide, suggests there may be merit to an idea…

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Tropical Depression 11S Forms in Southern Indian Ocean

The eleventh tropical depression formed today in the Southern Indian Ocean south of Port Louis. It will continue on a southeasterly track and move into open…

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NASA's TRMM sees Depression 10P strengthen into Tropical Storm Nisha

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite is managed by both NASA and the Japanese Space Agency, JAXA. At 11:35 UTC (6:35 a.m. ET) today,…

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Olga's track is a puzzle forecasters are putting together

Satellite data, like that from NASA and JAXA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), combined with ground weather station information, experience and…

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German Research Vessel Polarstern Visits New Zealand Port

Representatives of the research community and the political sphere took advantage of the short stop in the port to share experiences and ideas and intensify…

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NASA satellite sees Tropical Depression 10P Strengthening in south Pacific

When Aqua passed over Tropical Depression 10P (TD 10P) on January 27 at 12:17 UTC (7:17 a.m. ET) it was located near 15.1 South and 169.7 W, had maximum…

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Plant Evolution Led to Permanent Changes to the Way Rivers Looked and Behaved

This is a time of continents colliding, North America and Greenland hitting Europe, smashing together and making mountains. The planet’s land mass is mostly…

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Monitoring Peat from Earth, Space

This new method could help monitor the damage that is being done to peatlands through human activity. Such disruption is contributing to global warming, as…

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The Science Behind the Haiti Earthquake

In its wake, the magnitude-seven quake in Port-au-Prince created a humanitarian crisis that the world is still trying desperately to respond to. While the…

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Device Simulates Deep-Sea Floor Conditions in Lab

“Instead of going down to the abyssal plain of the ocean floor, we're bringing it to the lab,” said Stephen Guggenheim, professor of earth and environmental…

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