September 6, 2022. In early September 2022, a long-lasting heat dome settled over the U.S. West and brought scorching temperatures that set all-time record highs. The extreme heat fueled wildfires and...
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By, Sam Illingworth. Sep 2, 2022. Sleek frames glisten in the surf,iridescent blues and greysskimming waves withjutting beaksand toothy grins.Dorsal fins line up in pairsto start the dance,weaving overlapping...
Satellite image taken from International Space Station, on August 31, 2022. For most of 2022, the world’s ocean basins have been relatively quiet and free of tropical cyclones. This...
July 10, 2022 to August 27, 2022 Poyang Lake, in China’s Jiangxi Province, routinely fluctuates in size between the winter and summer seasons. In winter, water levels on the...
Left photo, July 2, 1986. AND Right Photo, August 22, 2022. The Tierras Bajas region in Bolivia is home to some of the most distinctive land-use patterns in the...
August 19, 2022. BY Prof. Sam Illingworth. You stand as the roofof the world,granting flowing giftsof streams,and lakes,and life.Hemmed in by rugged pathsyour body creakswith ridges,crests,and faults –beneath each...
August 9, 2022. Combine dissolved nutrients, abundant summer sunlight, and seasonally warm waters and you have the makings of a phytoplankton bloom in just about any sea in the world. In...
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Microbial ´dark matter’. Centuries-old Lava Caves of Hawaiʻi Island contain Thousands of Unknown Bacterial Species.
By K.E.D. Coan, science writer. Volcanic habitats in Hawaiʻi are rich in bacterial diversity, including many yet undiscovered species, shows a new study. These lava caves and geothermal vents...
Published on Aug. 12th. 2022. European drought dries up rivers, kills fish, shrivels crops. Once, a river ran through it. Now, white dust and thousands of dead fish cover...
July 26, 2022 For much of July 2022, easterly winds have carried large plumes of Saharan dust over the Atlantic Ocean. At times, dust in the Saharan Air Layer has traveled as far...