The most devastating tornadoes are often preceded by a cloudy plume of ice and water vapor billowing above a severe thunderstorm.
Stanford Scientists Solve Mystery of Icy Plumes That May Foretell Deadly Supercell Storms
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Increased Frequency of Heavy Rainstorms and Flood Disasters in the Three Gorges Region During Summer 2020
The Three Gorges Region (hereinafter referred to as TGR) of the Yangtze River basin is located in the hinterland of China, spanning from Jiangjin District of Chongqing City in the west to Yichang City of Hubei Province in the east.
How Land Birds Cross the Open Ocean
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and University of Konstanz in Germany have identified how large land birds fly nonstop for hundreds of kilometers over the open ocean—without taking a break for food or rest.
Ancient Sea Ice Core Sheds Light on Modern Climate Change
A 170 m record of marine sediment cores extracted from Adélie Land in Antarctica by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Programme is yielding new insights into the complicated relationship between sea ice and climate change.
Combining Sunlight and Wastewater Nitrate to Make the World’s No. 2 Chemical
Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have created a solar-powered electrochemical reaction that not only uses wastewater to make ammonia — the second most-produced chemical in the world — but also achieves a solar-to-fuel efficiency that is 10 times better than any other comparable technology.
‘MRI’ Scan Reveals Spectacular Ice Age Landscapes Beneath the North Sea
Spectacular ice age landscapes beneath the North Sea have been discovered using 3D seismic reflection technology.
