Japanese scientists have fired cloud seeding equipment to help top up reservoirs serving the 35 million people of greater Tokyo, officials said Friday, amid a sweltering summer dry spell.
Environment
Aug 23, 2013
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Bart Geerts likes to chase storms high in the mountains. And, oftentimes, he helps contribute to them.
Earth Sciences
Jun 7, 2012
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How the properties of clouds change in response to local pollution - mainly from coal burning and ship engines - has been more accurately determined.
Earth Sciences
Apr 25, 2017
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(Phys.org) —Their fluffy appearance is deceiving. Fair-weather clouds have a darker side, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Fair-weather cumulus clouds contain an increasing amount of droplets ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 26, 2013
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Despite their tiny sizes, aerosols, such as sea salt, dust, and ash, play a giant role in shaping weather and climate. These particles scatter light, act as the starting point for cloud formation, and can even initiate or ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 27, 2023
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Aerosol particles in the atmosphere have a bigger impact on cloud cover—but less effect on cloud brightness—than previously thought, new research shows.
Earth Sciences
Aug 1, 2022
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When it comes to forming the droplets that make up clouds, a little oily and viscous organic material apparently doesn't matter that much. And that's good news for reducing the uncertainty of climate model predictions.
Earth Sciences
Feb 18, 2013
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Studying the global climate—and how it's changing—involves examining thousands of small processes, chemical mechanisms, local weather phenomena, and more. One of the many factors scientists consider when studying the ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 28, 2022
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Researchers have found new methods to measure the internal pressure and surface tension of nano-sized drops of liquid like those involved in cloud formation and airborne pollutants to study how they behave in different environments. ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 30, 2018
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Qilong Min, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate and Professor with the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC) at the University at Albany is developing innovative ways to measure how dust in the Sahara Desert can change ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 10, 2012
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