Earth Sciences
Earth Sciences (also referred to as Geosciences), which deals with basic issues surrounding our planet, plays a vital role in the area of energy and raw materials supply.
Earth Sciences comprises subjects such as geology, geography, geological informatics, paleontology, mineralogy, petrography, crystallography, geophysics, geodesy, glaciology, cartography, photogrammetry, meteorology and seismology, early-warning systems, earthquake research and polar research.
Mathematicians Network to Tackle Climate Change Issues
The Mathematics and Climate Change Network is led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with the UNC Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI)…
Pinpointing where volcanic eruptions could strike
Scientists from the universities of Leeds, Purdue, Indiana and Addis Ababa, investigated volcanic activity occurring in the remote Afar desert of Northern…
GOES-13 Satellite sees Lisa a tropical storm…for now
At 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 24, Tropical Storm Lisa had maximum sustained winds near 50 mph and she may strengthen and weaken over the weekend, but by…
NASA's CloudSat satellite sees a powerful heat engine in Typhoon Malakas
CloudSat flew over Typhoon Malakas during the daytime on Sept. 23. At that time, Malakas had a minimum central pressure of 965 millibars, maximum winds of…
NASA satellites see Tropical Storm Matthew grow quickly, warnings up in Central America
Cloud top temperatures indicate the strength of the storm to forecasters. The colder the cloud top temperatures, the stronger the convection and uplift. When…
Earth: Fixing Pakistan's water woes
But water issues – both quantity and quality – are not new to this strategically important country. Waterborne diseases account for 30 percent of all deaths in…