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Category: Atmosphere science

Climate Change Is Causing A Stormy Future
Atmosphere science Climate Change Cyclones Hazards Human impacts Physical oceanography

Climate Change Is Causing A Stormy Future

A new study verifies a decades-old prediction that tropical cyclones are becoming more intense due to climate change, using a…
October 8, 2020October 9, 2020 Emily Chua
A High-Flying Aquatic Robot
Atmosphere science Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Science Biogeochemistry Biological oceanography Chemistry Climate Change Conservation Coral Cyclones engineerings Harmful Algal Bloom Hazards Human impacts Methodology Modeling ocean engineering ocean engineerings Ocean Exploration Pollution Restoration Sea Ice Sea-level Rise technology

A High-Flying Aquatic Robot

Inspired by the flying squid, researchers have built a robot that can launch itself from the water surface using water-reactive…
November 29, 2019November 30, 2019 Emily Chua
Fixin’ to lose: Trichodesmium reacts to climate change
Atmosphere science Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change Ecology Genetics Human impacts Microbiology Ocean Acidification

Fixin’ to lose: Trichodesmium reacts to climate change

Nitrogen is vital for all life on the planet. One of the main global sources for nitrogen, the bacteria Trichodesmium,…
June 12, 2018 LeAundra Jeffs
The Polar Vortex, Bomb Cyclones, and Climate
Atmosphere science Climate Change Sea Ice

The Polar Vortex, Bomb Cyclones, and Climate

Bomb cyclones, the polar vortex, and climate - they’ve all been in the news in recent years, but how do…
April 26, 2018July 18, 2018 Nyla Husain
Atmosphere science Book Review Hazards Physical oceanography

Beat the Heat: Predicting Eastern U.S. Hot Days using the Pacific Ocean

Get ready for summer! Scientists have found a new way to predict the extremely hot days that occur throughout summer,…
April 12, 2016April 14, 2016 Austen Blair
Atmosphere science Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Science Behavior Biochemistry Biological oceanography Book Review Climate Change Conservation Developmental Biology Human impacts Pollution Toxicology

Mercury at elevated levels observed in only some elephant seals, but why?

Mercury: we know it from old-school thermometers and we know if from sushi; and now we know that the distribution…
November 11, 2015 Anne M. Hartwell
Atmosphere science Biological oceanography Physical oceanography

Ice ice diatom: how microscopic algae govern ice formation in the clouds

Scientists think that particles exuded by single-cell plankton ejected into the atmosphere by sea-spray affect ice formation in clouds, and…
September 17, 2015September 27, 2015 Abrahim El Gamal

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