Scientists are looking at new ways to test how plastics degrade in water, which could be used to trial plastic alternatives.
Could Recreating Freshwater Lakes Help Trial Plastic Alternatives?
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NASA's ECOSTRESS Detects Amazon Fires from Space
Unique orbit allows satellite to capture imagery from same area at different times of day.
USGS Deploying About 150 Storm-Tide Sensors in Carolinas
U.S. Geological Survey scientists are quickly installing at least 150 storm-tide sensors [video] and at least 22 other instruments that will track the hurricane’s effects along the North and South Carolina coasts.
NASA's ARIA Team Maps Flooding in the Bahamas
NASA's ARIA team used satellite data acquired on Sept. 2, 2019, to map flooding in the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.
USF-Led Team Deciphers Sea Level Rise from the Last Time Earth’s CO2 Set Record Highs
An international team of scientists have discovered evidence in the geological formations in a coastal cave showing that more than three million years ago – a time in which the Earth was two to three degrees warmer than the pre-industrial era – sea level was as much as 16 meters higher than the present day.
Dorian Likely to Cause Significant Beach Erosion from Fla. to N.C.
U.S. Geological Survey coastal change experts have forecast that 78 percent of the sandy beaches from Florida to North Carolina are likely to undergo beach and dune erosion from the powerful storm.
