Gusty springtime winds turned the skies yellow and beige in mid-March 2021 across northern Mexico, New Mexico, and west Texas.
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Finding Fire and Ice: Modeling the Probability of Methane Hydrate Deposits on the Seafloor
Methane hydrate, an icelike material made of compressed natural gas, burns when lit and can be found in some regions of the seafloor and in Arctic permafrost.
Carbon Uptake in Re-Growing Amazon Forest Threatened by Climate and Human Disturbance
Large areas of forests regrowing in the Amazon to help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, are being limited by climate and human activity.
Droughts in Germany Could Become More Extreme
In the future, droughts could be even more severe than those that struck parts of Germany in 2018.
New Plutonium Research Helps Distinguish Nuclear Power Pollution From Global Fall Out
Researchers looking at miniscule levels of plutonium pollution in our soils have made a breakthrough which could help inform future ‘clean up’ operations on land around nuclear power plants, saving time and money.
Particulates Are More Dangerous Than Previously Thought
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have for the first time observed photochemical processes inside the smallest particles in the air.