Cold War nuke tests changed rainfall: study
Nuclear bomb tests during the Cold War may have changed rainfall patterns thousands of miles from the detonation sites, new research has revealed.
Nuclear bomb tests during the Cold War may have changed rainfall patterns thousands of miles from the detonation sites, new research has revealed.
Earth Sciences
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Earth Sciences
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Environment
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Environment
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Environment
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Environment
Nov 14, 2018
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Geologists from the University of Innsbruck study rainfall patterns in the distant past to better understand how deserts in the southwest United States will be impacted by future climate change.
Environment
Oct 25, 2018
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A new study by scientists at the University of Bristol has shown that ancient global warming was associated with intense rainfall events that had a profound impact on the land and coastal seas.
Earth Sciences
Sep 4, 2018
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Environment
Aug 20, 2018
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Environment
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