People living in Kansas, Nebraska and other states in the Plains are no strangers to tornadoes and hail storms—among the most costly and dangerous severe weather threats in the United States.
Earth Sciences
Nov 29, 2018
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Soot belches out of diesel engines, rises from wood- and dung-burning cookstoves and shoots out of oil refinery stacks. According to recent research, air pollution, including soot, is linked to heart disease, some cancers ...
General Physics
Nov 19, 2018
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As field researchers know, sometimes the science you set out to do is not what you end up doing. But the drive for knowledge is unwavering, and scientists find a way to get the job done, even if it means changing course, ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2018
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As residents of the U.S. Midwest know, spring in the Great Plains can bring severe weather, including hail, damaging winds, torrential rains and deadly tornadoes with catastrophic impacts.
Earth Sciences
Oct 24, 2018
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The famously intense tropical rainstorms along the Earth's equator occur thousands of miles from the United States. But atmospheric scientists know that, like ripples in a pond, tropical weather creates powerful waves in ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 21, 2018
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Fuel combustion chemist Mani Sarathy began his research career as an environmental engineer studying the environmental impact of pollution. But before long, Sarathy realized that the most effective way to mitigate environmental ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 15, 2018
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The temperature and pressure inside Jupiter range from about -100°C near the edge to about 15,000°C and 50m times the Earth's atmospheric pressure in the middle. Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are similar pressure cookers. ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 28, 2017
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Thunderstorms directly above two of the world's busiest shipping lanes are significantly more powerful than storms in areas of the ocean where ships don't travel, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Sep 7, 2017
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Falling sulfur dioxide emissions in the United States are expected to substantially increase rainfall in Africa's semi-arid Sahel, while bringing slightly more rain to much of the U.S., according to a new study in the Journal ...
Environment
May 22, 2017
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The facts, unfortunately, don't speak for themselves.
Environment
Mar 31, 2017
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