A new study by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) clarifies what influence major currents in the North Atlantic have on sea level along the northeastern United States. The study, published June 13 in the journal ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 14, 2019
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The Red Sea is located between North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, the world's largest dust source regions. Summer winds pump dust from the Sahara and Arabian deserts down a narrowing mountain-fringed passage, causing ...
Earth Sciences
May 16, 2019
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Households and businesses that generate their own power through micro-renewables, such as solar panels and wind turbines, may soon be able to decide where to distribute their extra energy thanks to funding from the Engineering ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 30, 2019
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An international team of researchers from United Kingdom, Denmark, and Germany has found robust evidence for signatures of the 11-year sunspot cycle in the tropical Pacific. They analyzed historical time series of pressure, ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 29, 2019
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A new analysis of state taxation policies regarding wind energy in the West shows New Mexico is the lowest-cost state for wind farm development, followed by Montana, Colorado and Wyoming.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 12, 2019
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If you think the weather this month has been like Groundhog Day (albeit much hotter), you'd probably be right! Much like a stuck record, weather systems seem to have stalled over most of the country.
Earth Sciences
Jan 25, 2019
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The jury is still out as to whether climate change will lead to stronger El Niño events, but while representatives from around 200 countries at the COP24 conference are working to breathe life into the 2105 Paris Agreement, ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 7, 2018
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For World Oceans Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite takes us over the Atlantic Ocean and the Republic of Cabo Verde.
Earth Sciences
Jun 8, 2018
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Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has had it all over the past three weeks: molten rock shooting toward the sky, lava oozing from the ground and ash clouds rising miles into the air.
Environment
May 27, 2018
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Pioneering research has given a fascinating new insight into why the Pacific Trade Winds have seen "unprecedented strengthening" over recent decades.
Earth Sciences
May 24, 2018
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