Study Confirms Low Levels of Fallout from Fukushima in the US
A nationwide study released today showed that fallout from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power facility in Japan was measured in minimal amounts in precipitation…
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New Models Hone Picture of Climate Impact on Earth
While climate models can forecast temperature changes and precipitation, they struggle to indicate how climate change will affect the factors that make Earth habitable, such…
California Volcano Observatory is USGS’s Newest
The USGS announced on Thursday the founding of the new California Volcano Observatory (CalVO), which joins the ranks of the Yellowstone, Cascades, Hawaii, Alaska and…
Lidar Equipment Provides Comprehensive Pictures Earthquake Zones
Geologists are using new airborne lidar equipment to study earthquakes and provide comprehensive before-and-after pictures earthquake zones. The lidar (light detection and ranging) equipment can…
Research Shows Roughly 150 Billion Tons of Ice Lost Annually
Recent research from the University of Colorado Boulder, in a joint effort with NASA, shows that regions of Greenland and Antarctica are shedding roughly 148…
Asia and America Will Collide in Millions of Years to Form Supercontinent Amasia
In the next 50 to 200 million years, all of Earth’s continents will be once again pushed together into a single landmass around the North…
Earth Loses 50,000 Metric Tons of Mass Every Year
According to some calculations, the Earth is losing 50,000 metric tons of mass every single year. Even though an extra 40,000 metric tons of space…
NASA’s Newest CERES Instrument Scans Earth
The Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) on board NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite began taking Earth-viewing data just a few days ago. The…
Sea Cucumbers Counter Negative Effects of Ocean Acidification
Researchers studying the effects of climate change on coral reefs at One Tree Island found that sea cucumbers play a vital role in reducing the…
Little Ice Age Sparked by Volcanoes, Sustained by Sea-Ice Feedback
The Little Ice Age (LIA), a mysterious period of cooling that occurred after the Medieval Warm Period and extended from the 16th into the 19th…
Researchers Study the Link Between Gas Hydrates and Climate Warming
Recent research indicates that gas hydrate deposits should remain stable for a few thousand years and of those that become unstable, very few are likely…
‘Blue Marble’ Image of the Earth Taken from NASA’s Suomi NPP Satellite
NASA’s Earth-observing satellite, Suomi NPP, captured this “Blue Marble” image of Earth on January 24, 2012 using the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite. As you…
Diamonds Are Like the Earth’s Champagne Corks
It has been demonstrated experimentally that a diamond’s trip from deep below the Earth’s surface must be very quick, since lab tests have shown that…
NASA’s GISS Releases Data Showing 2011 was Ninth-Warmest Year on Record
2011 proved to be another warm year for the average global temperature. NASA scientists stated that 2011 was the ninth warmest year since 1880 and…
NASA Satellite Image Shows La Niña Peaking in Intensity
The recent NASA satellite image shows that La Niña is peaking in intensity, increasing the odds that the southern and southwestern United States will remain…
Researchers at MIT and Yale Predict Climate Change to be a Major Expense in Tropical Storm Damage
Climate change could cost North America, East Asia, and the Caribbean billions more than it already does. New information from researchers at MIT and Yale…
Criegee Intermediate Reactions Detected and Measured by Sandia Researchers
New research shows that Criegee intermediates react with sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide much more rapidly than previously thought. Because Criegee intermediates oxidize sulfur dioxide…
Criegee Biradicals May Cool Planet and Offset Global Warming
According to a new paper, Criegee biradicals can clean up the atmosphere naturally by reacting with pollutants produced by combustion, such as nitrogen dioxide and…
