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Large forest fire emissions are hidden underground
6+ hour ago (346+ words) image:Forest fire in Sweden view more Forest fire in Sweden Credit: Johan A. Eckdahl Researchers at Lund University have produced the most detailed map of carbon emissions from Swedish forest fires to date. The results show that the largest emissions…...
Can your soil’s color predict its health?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (239+ words) New research from Morocco proves that digital color analysis is 96% cheaper than traditional chemical testing for measuring soil organic matter Credit: Yassine Bouslihim, Widad Ennaji & Abdessamad Hilali This work, conducted at the Regional Center for Agronomic Research-Rabat, addresses a critical…...
Model more accurately maps the impact of frost on corn crops
2+ week, 4+ day ago (381+ words) Tool uses remote sensing to reduce uncertainties regarding agricultural losses, contributing to public policy. Brazilian researchers have developed a methodology that uses remote sensing to map the impact of frost on corn crops. This reduces exposure to climate risks and…...
New study reveals floods are the biggest drivers of plastic pollution in rivers
2+ week, 6+ day ago (150+ words) The findings offer valuable new insights that can help develop effective countermeasures to plastic pollution image:The findings of the study show that microplastic and mesoplastic concentration increases significantly during floods, and ignoring high-flow conditions can lead to a serious…...
How Plastic Concentration Varies in River Water During High-Flow
2+ week, 6+ day ago (53+ words) How Plastic Concentration Varies in River Water During High-Flow (IMAGE)EurekAlert! The findings of the study show that microplastic and mesoplastic concentration increases significantly during floods, and ignoring high-flow conditions can lead to a serious underestimation of annual plastic emissions…...
Half of the world’s coral reefs suffered major bleaching during the 2014–2017 global heatwave
2+ week, 6+ day ago (239+ words) Smithsonian-led analysis, the first of its kind, also shows that an even more severe event is unfolding now image:University of Guam researcher Dr. Laurie Raymundo conducting a health assessment of a bleached Acropora muricata thicket in Apra Harbor, Guam,…...
Trace gases play previously unseen role in cloud droplet formation
2+ week, 6+ day ago (573+ words) Study reveals overlooked influence, opening new path for climate research Markus Petters & Elavarasi Ravichandran "This was not something we expected to see," said Markus Petters, a co-author of the study and an atmospheric chemist in UCR's Bourns College of Engineering....
HKU and UCLA scientists uncover the mechanism powering “space battery” above auroral regions
3+ week, 4+ day ago (156+ words) A new study co-led by the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) now provided an answer. Published…...
Study reveals the extent of rare earthquakes in deep layer below Earth’s crust
3+ week, 5+ day ago (503+ words) image:A map showing continental mantle earthquakes across the globe. (Image credit: Axel Wang) view more Stanford researchers have created the first-ever global map of a rare earthquake type that occurs not in Earth's crust but in our planet's mantle,…...
Ancient rocks reveal evidence of the first continents and crust recycling processes on Earth
3+ week, 6+ day ago (793+ words) New analyses of the planet's oldest minerals suggest a diversity of tectonic settings not previously expected more than 4 billion years ago MADISON'Parts of the ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought....