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  Geographers Map Likeliest Places For Big Fires

  Foresters and geographers have mapped the locations in the Santa Monica mountains where the most destructive fires are likely to start. To make their map, they combined data about where fires were ... > more
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Environmental Issues
  Weather
  Ice Ages
  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Climatologists Forecast Completely New Climates

  Geographers have projected temperature increases due to greenhouse gas emissions to reach a not-so-chilling conclusion: climate zones will shift and some climates will disappear completely by 2100. ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
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  Tornadoes
   
  

  Meteorologists Invent Better Way To Monitor Hurricane Strength

  Meteorologists have developed a new method for analyzing hurricane strength. A series of mathematical formulas transform data from Doppler radars into a 3-D picture of storm intensity every 6 ... > more
• Water
  Tsunamis
  Natural Disasters
  Nature of Water
  Floods
  Pollution
   
  

  The Science Behind Wave Pools

  Scientists gives us a sneak peek into the world of wave pools, and explain how these huge pools make constant waves. Waves are made by a huge compressor that feeds four gigantic air blowers. Then a ... > more
• Severe Weather
  Storms
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  Weather
  Global Warming
  Air Pollution
   
  

  Improving Accuracy Of Hurricane Forecasts

  Meteorologists have found a new discovery may boost the accuracy of the forecasts. The surprising factor is dust, researchers have found that years where there was a lot of dust, there were less ... > more
• Air Quality
  Climate
  Global Warming
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  Air Pollution
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Atmospheric Scientists Monitor Global Carbon

  With the annual, steady increase of global warming and carbon discharge, atmospheric chemists are gathering air samples on behalf of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Air ... > more
• Air Quality
  Forest
  Global Warming
  Air Pollution
  Nature
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Physicist Explains Benefits Of Carbon Dioxide

  A physicist from Colorado State University and his colleagues from the North American Carbon Program (NACP) have discerned and confirmed the unforeseen advantages of rising carbon dioxide levels. ... > more
• Weather
  Severe Weather
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Wildfires
  Global Warming
  Triglycerides
   
  

  Geographers Calculate Atmospheric Effects On Humans

  A University of Miami geography professor and his colleagues have crafted a Heat Stress Index that will aim to analyze the daily relative effects of weather on human health. The index and its ... > more
• Air Quality
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Environmental Science
  Environmental Issues
  Acid Rain
   
  

  Atmospheric Scientists Map Pollution Decrease

  Spectroscopic images from remote-sensing satellites of the Ohio River Valley over 10 years have revealed a decreasing concentration of nitrogen oxides and nitric acid, precursors to ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Solar Energy
  Environmental Science
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Energy Technology
   
  

  Mechanical Engineers Create High-tech Solar Panels

  Photovoltaic panels have a new design: concentric circles that focus the sun's rays on miniaturized modules. Having the panels automatically sense sunlight and turn towards it also makes these ... > more

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