The Arctic region is heating up faster than any other place on Earth, and as more and more sea ice is lost every year, we are already feeling the impacts.
Could We Cool the Earth with an Ice-Free Arctic?
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NASA’s Temp Check on Tropical Storm Belna Finds Heavy Rainfall Potential
Cold cloud top temperatures can tell forecasters if a tropical cyclone has the potential to generate heavy rainfall, and that is exactly what NASA’s Aqua satellite found when it observed the temperatures in Tropical Cyclone Belna over northwestern Madagascar.
How Deep the Snow?
The actual amount of precipitation is generally underestimated in the case of snowfall. Meteorologists are working on methods that are already in use to measure precipitation more accurately.
Could Abandoned Agricultural Lands Help Save the Planet?
People have lived in Castro Laboreiro, where northern Portugal borders Spain, long enough to have built megaliths in the mountainous countryside and a pre-Romanesque church, from 1,100 years ago, in the village itself.
What’s in the Global Carbon Budget?
The annual Carbon Budget report found that CO2 emissions are projected to rise again for 2019, but at slower rate than in previous years, says atmospheric sciences professor Atul Jain.
How Are Local Dry Lakes Impacting Air Quality and Human Health?
New study reveals that 90 percent of urban dust comes from dry lakebeds.
