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Researchers Enhance Tool to Better Predict Where and When Wildfires Will Occur

A newly enhanced database is expected to help wildfire managers and scientists better predict where and when wildfires may occur by incorporating hundreds of additional factors that impact the ignition and spread of fire.

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Deep Ocean Producing ‘Dark’ Oxygen, Study Finds

A new study suggests that metals scattered about the deep ocean may be producing oxygen, a finding that could strengthen the case against controversial deep-sea mining.

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Ground Surface Conditions Impact Speed and Distance of Leaking Natural Gas

When natural gas leaks from a subsurface pipeline, a ground cover of water/snow saturation, asphalt paving or a combination of these can cause the gas to migrate away from the leak site up to three to four times farther than through dry soil, a new study has found.

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New Humidity-Driven Membrane to Remove Carbon Dioxide From the Air

A new ambient-energy-driven membrane that pumps carbon dioxide out of the air has been developed by Newcastle University researchers.

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From Plastic Waste to Electronic Devices

A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Delaware and Argonne National Laboratory describes a chemical reaction that can convert Styrofoam into a high-value conducting polymer known as PEDOT:PSS. 

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Rural Belts Around Cities Can Reduce Urban Temperatures by Over 0.5°C

The key to cooling ‘urban heat islands’ may lie in the countryside, according to a  new study from scientists at the University of Surrey's Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) and Southeast University (China).  

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How Pollution May Remain in Water After Oil Spill Cleanups

Oil drops from underwater oil spills can break into tinier droplets at the surface that remain suspended in the water, according to research from the University of Illinois Chicago. 

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Solar Farms With Stormwater Controls Mitigate Runoff, Erosion, Study Finds

As the number of major utility-scale ground solar panel installations grows, concerns about their impacts on natural hydrologic processes also have grown. 

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Weather Experts Discover New Effect of Storm - In a Teacup

Britain, prepare for deep depression: storms ruin tea. 

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