NASA has selected a new Earth science mission that will study the behavior of tropical storms and thunderstorms, including their impacts on weather and climate models.
NASA Selects New Mission to Study Storms, Impacts on Climate Models
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First Direct Measurement of the Overall Impact of Ocean Eddy Killing
Ocean currents, propelled by kinetic energy from the wind, are the great moderators of our climate.
Climate Change Will Destroy Familiar Environments, Create New Ones and Undermine Efforts to Protect Sea Life
Climate change is altering familiar conditions of the world’s oceans and creating new environments that could undermine efforts to protect sea life in the world’s largest marine protected areas, new research from Oregon State University shows.
Time Series Study First to Suggest That Increased Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods has Environmental Implications
A new study finds that over the last 30 years, Brazil has undergone a nutrition transition toward a diet higher in ultra-processed foods, and that of food types consumed, these have been the largest contributor to worsening impacts on greenhouse gas emissions, the nation’s water footprint and ecological footprint, such as deforestation.
Fate of Sinking Tectonic Plates is Revealed
Our world’s surface is a jumble of jostling tectonic plates, with new ones emerging as others are pulled under.
Black Hole Found Hiding in Star Cluster Outside Our Galaxy
Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), astronomers have discovered a small black hole outside the Milky Way by looking at how it influences the motion of a star in its close vicinity.
