Researchers have created a simulation that maps underground water on a continental scale. The result of three years' work studying groundwater from coast to coast, the findings plot the unseen path that each raindrop or melted snowflake takes before reemerging in freshwater streams, following water from land surface to depths...
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Integrating historic data stands to improve climate models in the Global South
Researchers have devised a way to improve the accuracy of climate change models for the Global South by integrating historical records kept by missionaries and other visitors.
Earth’s air war: Explaining the delayed rise of plants, animals on land
If you like the smell of spring roses, the sounds of summer birdsong, and the colors of fall foliage, you have the stabilization of the ozone layer to thank for it. Located in the stratosphere, where it shields the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation, the ozone layer plays a key...
Ocean Warming and Thawing Permafrost Reduce the Arctic Ocean’s Biological Carbon Storage and CO2 Uptake
The Arctic experiences some of the most rapid climate changes on the planet, resulting in significant sea-ice melt.
Machine Learning and Satellite Imagery Could Help Protect the World’s Most Important Crops
A new North Carolina State University study combines satellite imagery with machine learning technology to help model rice crop productivity faster and more accurately.
New Research Improves Predictions for Solid Waste Management
A new approach for predicting the contents of municipal solid waste can help improve the efficiency of recycling and landfill operations.
Reducing irrigation for livestock feed crops is needed to save Great Salt Lake, study argues
The Great Salt Lake has lost more than 15 billion cubic yards of water over the past three decades, is getting shallower at the rate of 4 inches a year, and an analysis of its water budget suggests reducing irrigation is necessary for saving it.
Method can detect harmful salts forming in nuclear waste melters
A new way to identify salts in nuclear waste melters could help improve clean-up technology, including at the Hanford Site, one of the largest, most complex nuclear waste clean-up sites in the world. Researchers used two detectors to find thin layers of sulfate, chloride and fluoride salts during vitrification, a...
Prime Apple-Growing Areas in Us Face Increasing Climate Risks
Some of the most productive apple regions in America are facing big challenges from a changing climate, according to a Washington State University study.
Citizen Science Reveals Insight Into Jupiter
Collaborative work by amateur and professional astronomers has helped to resolve a long-standing misunderstanding about the composition of Jupiter’s clouds.