India's crucial monsoon rains should pick up in July after a slow start over vast swathes of the country, which has threatened crops from rice to sugar, forecasters said.
Earth Sciences
Jul 1, 2012
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The advent of mobile communications devices and in particular the internet-connected smart phone and tablet means that users can have access to almost any information they desire with the tap or swipe of a screen. That evergreen ...
Software
Jul 31, 2017
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The ocean plays an invaluable role in capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, taking in somewhere between five to 12 gigatons (billion tons) annually. Due to limited research, scientists aren't sure exactly how ...
Environment
Sep 10, 2020
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Last year's huge drought was a freak of nature that wasn't caused by man-made global warming, a new federal science study finds.
Environment
Apr 11, 2013
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A new satellite built by NASA and its Japanese counterpart is poised to launch next month on a mission to study rain and snow around the world, the US space agency said Monday.
Space Exploration
Jan 27, 2014
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Don't call it hype. The new director of the National Weather Service says some may be getting carried away in describing the winter storm bearing down on the Northeast. But he says the science is simple and chilling.
Earth Sciences
Feb 8, 2013
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New research finds that irrigated farms within Wisconsin's vegetable-growing Central Sands region significantly cool the local climate compared to nearby rain-fed farms or forests.
Environment
Jul 2, 2019
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For the first time, scientists are comparing methods for predicting the power output of wind parks in Austria. The project, supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, thus creates a basis for optimised forecasts of wind ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 25, 2010
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New Englanders are used to cold temperatures, but a combination of extreme cold accompanied by powerful winds is downright dangerous, and enough to send even bundled-up skiers scampering indoors.
Environment
Feb 3, 2023
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On a bluff overlooking the Atlantic, Grady Koch spent a month watching ocean winds.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 3, 2011
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