Meteorologists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory plan to take a harder look in 2020 at a prime, yet difficult to model, component of the global water cycle known as atmospheric rivers.
NRL Researching Rivers in the Sky
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NOAA Teams Up With Viking to Conduct and Share Science Aboard New Great Lakes Expedition Voyages
NOAA plans to expand its research in the Great Lakes region as the agency teams up with the travel company Viking to carry scientists aboard new expedition voyages planned to begin in 2022.
UMBC Researchers Find Many Countries Will Not Meet Ambitious Forest Restoration Goals Without Support
The U.N. and other international organizations agree that forest restoration is a critical part of the collective global effort to combat climate change, reduce extinctions, and improve the lives of people in rural communities.
Little Relief in the Deep for Heat-Stressed Corals
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Growth of a Summer Storm
Afternoon thunderstorms are a typical phenomenon during summer in Western Australia.
