A new study shows extreme heat events both in the summer and in the winter are increasing across the U.S. and Canada.
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Coordinated Development Could Help Wind Farms Be Better Neighbors
Wake effect from upwind wind farms can reduce the energy production of downwind neighbors.
HKU Study Finds that Ocean Circulation in the North Atlantic is at its Weakest Since the Past 1,500 Years
The research co-led by Drs. Christelle Not and Benoit Thibodeau from the Department of Earth Sciences and the Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, highlights a dramatic weakening of the circulation during the 20th century that is interpreted to be a direct consequence of global warming and associated melt of the Greenland Ice-Sheet.
Intermittent Fasting: No Advantage Over Conventional Weight Loss Diets
Intermittent fasting helps lose weight and promotes health, but it is not superior to conventional calorie restriction diets.
Light-Activated, Single-Ion Catalyst Breaks Down Carbon Dioxide
A team of scientists has discovered a single-site, visible-light-activated catalyst that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into “building block” molecules that could be used for creating useful chemicals.
New Insight Into Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction and Subsequent Cloud Formation
Organic compounds undergo drastic variations in their chemical composition as they transfer from the ocean’s surface to atmospheric aerosols which act as nuclei to form clouds.