Climate models by team of researchers at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University predict that future tropical cyclones, or hurricanes, will feature more intense rain, with more rain ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 16, 2020
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China's implementation of a national carbon trading market to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions requires reliable and timely information on GHG sources and impacts. Recent GHG monitoring and modeling studies provide new ...
Environment
May 18, 2020
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Carnegie Mellon University researchers working with an international team of scientists have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that allows atmospheric particles to very rapidly form under certain conditions. The research, ...
Earth Sciences
May 13, 2020
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Climate warming is leading to early springs and delayed autumns in colder environments, allowing plants to grow for a longer period of time during each growing season. Plants are absorbing more carbon dioxide (CO2) as a result ...
Environment
May 12, 2020
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While the global average number of tropical cyclones each year has not budged from 86 over the last four decades, climate change has been influencing the locations of where these deadly storms occur, according to new NOAA-led ...
Earth Sciences
May 4, 2020
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Scientists know that extreme heat has a negative impact on the human body—causing distress in the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. They also know that extreme air pollution can also have serious impacts on the human ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 22, 2020
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Estuaries on the south-east coast of Australia are warming at twice the rate of oceans and the atmosphere, a new study has found.
Environment
Apr 14, 2020
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New research published by NUI Galway's Centre for Climate & Air Pollution Studies (C-CAPS) has shone light on the impact of clouds on climate change. The study has raised serious doubts of the likely impact of human-led interventions ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 8, 2020
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At several points in the history of our planet, increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have caused extreme global warming, prompting the majority of species on Earth to die out.
Environment
Apr 3, 2020
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Chemical changes in the oceans more than 800 million years ago almost destroyed the oxygen-rich atmosphere that paved the way for complex life on Earth, new research suggests.
Earth Sciences
Mar 2, 2020
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