As it captivated people around the world, the January eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano gave scientists a once-in-a-lifetime chance to study how the atmosphere works, unlocking keys to better predict the weather and changing climate.
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Physics Professor Selected for NASA Mission
A space physicist at The University of Texas at Arlington will play a key role in NASA’s Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC) mission.
Scientists Look to the Sky in Effort To Mitigate Carbon Problem
A global research effort spearheaded by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has assessed two promising technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
What Is a Pond? Study Provides First Data-Driven Definition
Nearly everyone can identify a pond, but what, exactly, distinguishes it from a lake or a wetland?
Scientists Link the Changing Azores High and the Drying Iberian Region to Anthropogenic Climate Change
Projected changes in wintertime precipitation make agriculture in the Iberian region some of the most vulnerable in Europe, according to a new study that links the changes to increased anthropogenic greenhouse gases.
Discovery Reveals Large, Year-Round Ozone Hole Over Tropics
An ozone hole, seven times larger than the Antarctic ozone hole, is currently sitting over tropical regions and has been since the 1980s, according to a Canadian researcher.