NASA mission builds understanding of Greenland glacier collapse
NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland Mission Leaves for Its Last Field Trip
Carol Rasmussen - JPL.NASA.Gov
By dropping probes from a plane into the ocean, the pioneering...
Naturally occurring CO2 also a serious threat
Deep sea carbon reservoirs once superheated the Earth – could it happen again?
Lowell D. Stott, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters,...
Compost programs turn garbage into ‘black gold’
City compost programs turn garbage into 'black gold' that boosts food security and social justice
Kristen DeAngelis, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Gwynne Mhuireach, University of...
A new chemistry innovation could reduce air pollution.
A new chemistry innovation could reduce smog, acid-rain and asthma-inducing pollution
Anton Alexandrovich Toutov, Virginia Commonwealth University
If humans created an emissions hall of shame, which...
NASA-led Study Reveals the Causes of Sea Level Rise Since 1900
Scientists have gained new insights into the processes that have driven ocean level variations for over a century, helping us prepare for the rising...
Ocean heat is at record levels, with major consequences
Kevin Trenberth, University of Auckland
The world witnessed record-breaking climate and weather disasters in 2021, from destructive flash floods that swept through mountain towns in...
Exposure to toxic dust causing chronic health conditions for 9/11 survivors
9/11 survivors’ exposure to toxic dust and the chronic health conditions that followed offer lessons that are still too often unheeded
Roberto Lucchini, Florida International University
The...
The Earth is getting much warmer
Warming is clearly visible in new US 'climate normal' datasets
Russ Schumacher, Colorado State University and Becky Bolinger, Colorado State University
Anyone who listens to weather...
Microalgae – the next super food?
More protein and good for the planet: 9 reasons we should be eating microalgae
Martina Doblin, University of Technology Sydney; Donna Sutherland, University of Technology...
6 feet of snow in Buffalo: What causes lake-effect storms like this?
Michael A. Rawlins, UMass Amherst
It’s hard for most people to imagine 6 feet of snow in one storm, like the Buffalo area saw over...