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Transforming Water Management in the U.S. West with NASA Data
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A nearly unprecedented cluster of tropical storms are brewing in the Atlantic
The five storm systems in the Atlantic right now, plus one in the Pacific. (NOAA/)The frighteningly active hurricane season is continuing to live up to meteorologists' predictions. Just a few weeks after Hurricane...
Mediterranean and tropical biodiversity most vulnerable to human pressures
Animals in tropical and Mediterranean areas are the most sensitive to climate change and land use pressures, finds a new study.
Satellite images display changes in the condition of European forests
Rupert Seidl (Professor of Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest Management in Mountain Landscapes at TUM) and his colleague Cornelius Senf (lead author of the study) for the first time produced a...
Once near death, rescued sea turtles sent back to the ocean
The last time she felt the ocean waves swirling around her, Tabitha was near death.
Olympic costs are out of control, warn Oxford academics
Olympic hosts face crippling costs comparable to "deep disasters" such as earthquakes and pandemics and urgent action is needed to safeguard the future of the Games.
New research provides global analysis of storm surge footprints
New research provides a global analysis of the footprint of storm surges, providing a first step toward helping decision-makers coordinate flood management and emergency response plans across borders.
When hurricanes temporarily halt fishing, marine food webs recover quickly
Fishing has a strong impact on coastal marine food webs, but it's a hard effect to measure. When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in 2017, it temporarily halted fishing in one...
NASA satellite imagery shows Teddy consolidating
When a tropical cyclone consolidates, it means that it is getting more organized and its circulation is improving. An improved circulation helps make for a stronger storm. Infrared imagery from...
Satellite images display changes in the condition of European forests
The forest canopy, the closed vegetation cover consisting of treetops, is rapidly declining according to new research. The team used satellite images, to create the first high-resolution map of canopy...
Sally 'crawling' toward U.S. Gulf Coast as Category 1 hurricane
Hurricane Sally was slowly moving toward the U.S. Gulf Coast early Tuesday and forecasters expect it to be a life-threatening storm when it arrives over land.
Faster, on-site way to detect PFAS
Scientists have developed a new and easier on-site method to immediately and accurately detect and measure levels of PFAS, which are persistent environmental pollutants sometimes found in contaminated lands and...
Slippery when wet: Fish, seaweed to help cargo ships reduce fluid friction
Shipping engineers are looking to fish and seaweed for new strategies to reduce fluid friction and help cargo ships slide through the ocean water.
Watch: 'The Mandalorian' embarks on a new journey in Season 2 trailer
Pedro Pascal's bounty hunter is trying to reunite The Child with its own kind in the first trailer for Season 2 of "The Mandalorian."
NASA-NOAA satellite's 'night vision' find wind shear battering Tropical Storm Vicky
Infrared imagery is like having night vision, and NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a nighttime view of Tropical Storm Vicky that revealed outside winds are weakening the storm.
World missing all targets to save nature, UN warns
Countries are set to miss all of the targets they set themselves a decade ago to preserve nature and save Earth's vital biodiversity, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Hurricane Sally threatens deadly flooding in southern US
Hurricane Sally churned Tuesday towards the US Gulf Coast, threatening deadly flash flooding in Alabama and Mississippi, even as it weakened to a Category 1 storm.
Successful improvement of the catalytic activity of photosynthetic CO2 fixing enzyme Rubisco
A research group have succeeded in greatly increasing the catalytic activity of Rubisco, the enzyme which fixes carbon from carbon dioxide in plant photosynthesis. The research team also hypothesized the...
Estimation of carbonate stratal completeness via stratigraphic forward modeling
Strata completeness refers to "the fraction of time intervals of some specified length (t) that have been preserved." Since the 1780s, it has been widely accepted that most stratigraphic sections are riddled with...
Cassie Randolph obtains restraining order against Colton Underwood
Cassie Randolph has accused "The Bachelor" Season 23 star Colton Underwood of "stalking and harassing" her since their split.
Great coffee beans for cold brew
Don't get just any beans. (Matt Hoffman via Unsplash/)If you can’t bear to sip a piping hot mug of dark roast on a scorching day, we understand. Beans specifically crafted for cold...
U.S. calls on North Korea to fulfill Singapore joint statement
The U.S. diplomat on East Asian and Pacific Affairs called on North Korea to carry out its obligations in the 2018 Singapore agreement following a virtual meeting of the ASEAN...
Creating a faster, on-site way to detect certain alkyl substances
Curtin University research has developed a new and easier on-site method to immediately and accurately detect and measure levels of PFAS, which are persistent environmental pollutants sometimes found in contaminated...
As fires rage, climate change is back on the election agenda
This was supposed to be the election year when climate change finally became a priority for American voters. And then the world, along with the 2020 election, was rocked by...
2020 hurricanes breezing through the alphabet
There have been so many Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms this year that the world is running out of names for them, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Titans overcome missed field goals to beat Broncos
Veteran kicker Stephen Gostkowski missed three field goals before he drilled a final attempt with 20 seconds remaining for a narrow win over the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football.
Citizens help scientists demonstrate value of protected areas in biodiversity hotspots
Protected areas are considered the most important tool for curbing the ongoing biodiversity loss, but a lack of field data hampers efforts to measure how effective they are in practice....
Kim Jong Un hails army troops as 'miracle' makers after North Korea typhoons
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured a rural village that was transformed after typhoon damage into a "socialist fairyland," state-run Korean Central News Agency reported on Tuesday.