As the Ozone Layer Recovers it is Changing Wind Patterns
Researchers from the University of Montreal used satellite data and climate modeling to understand how the recovery of the ozone layer has affected the Earth’s atmosphere.
Review | Dangerous Earth
G.T. Dempsey reviews Ellen Prager’s Dangerous Earth: What We Wish We Knew about Volcanoes, Hurricanes, Climate Change, Earthquakes, and More.
Giant Sequoia Forest Earns Protected Status
A privately owned forest comprised of giant sequoia trees has recently earned protected status, thanks to a long-term effort by California’s Save the Redwoods League.
Higher Carbon Dioxide Makes Grasslands Less Nutritious for Grasshoppers
One group of researchers looked at more than 40 species of grasshopper in the Konza Prairie in Kansas to see the effect of changing plant nutrients on insect populations.
Fire and Drought in the Amazon is Decimating Dung Beetle Populations
Fire and drought are killing off dung beetles in the Amazon.
Australia’s Yarrabubba is the Oldest Impact Crater on Earth
Recently published research indicates that the Yarrabubba impact structure in Australia may be the world’s oldest.
Europe’s Largest Solar Energy Plant
With 1,430,000 solar panels, Núñez de Balboa in Spain is currently Europe’s largest solar plant.
Oceans Are Warming 40 Percent Faster Than Previously Estimated
A review of available studies, published in Science in January 2019, has revealed that the rate of ocean warming is as much as 40% faster than that suggested by IPCC.
This Detailed Map Shows 119 Years of Earthquakes
The USGS has released a highly detailed and updated map of seismicity from 1900 to 2018.
Observing Steve and the Picket Fence in the Sky
Scientists took a scene from the movie and applied it to real life. When they observed something in the sky they didn’t understand and couldn’t readily identify, they called it Steve.
Using Twitter to Map Nuisance Flooding
To get a better understanding of localized flooding, the researchers mined Twitter data for geolocated tweets to fill in the gaps in data about flooding.
Satellites Give Detailed Insights into Climate Sciences
The European Space Agency has recently released a report entitled ‘10 New Insights in Climate Science’.