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Using the power of Japan’s K computer, scientists from the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science and collaborators have shown that incorporating satellite data at frequent intervals—ten minutes in the case of this study—into weather prediction models can significantly improve the rainfall predictions of the models and allow more precise predictions of the rapid development of a typhoon.
Some nitrogen-fixing microorganisms contain an enzyme for the simultaneous production of ammonia and methane.
En el invierno de 2015/16, sucedió algo que nunca se había visto en esta escala: a finales de diciembre, las temperaturas se elevaron por encima de cero grados centígrados durante varios días en algunas partes del Ártico. Se registraron temperaturas de hasta ocho grados al norte de Svalbard.
Small no-fishing zones around colonies of African penguins can help this struggling species, new research shows.
In an attempt to better understand the urban environment and its components, scientists have discovered that sunlight causes chemical reactions in the dust found on Edmonton roads.
“We found that when you shine light on road dust, it produces a reactive form of oxygen called singlet oxygen,” said environmental chemist Sarah Styler. “It acts as an oxidant in the environment and can cause or influence other chemical reactions.”
In the wake of China’s ban on the import of foreign garbage, which took effect earlier this month, countries across the globe are scrambling to figure out what to do with the thousands of tons of trash piling up at their ports. Now, Europe has announced it is launching an aggressive new recycling initiative to reduce plastic waste and garbage exports.
