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Earth Sciences RSS FeedsNASA satellites feed forecasters information as Bud becomes a hurricane - (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Bud has now become the first hurricane of the eastern Pacific Hurricane Season, as NASA visible and infrared satellite imagery revealed an organized structure of spiraling thunderstorms around the eye. Watches and warnings are already in effect for southwestern Mexico as Bud nears....Feed Source: www.eurekalert.org NASA's TRMM satellite sees some heavy rainfall in Typhoon Sanvu - (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Tropical Storm Sanvu strengthened overnight as forecast and is now a Typhoon in the western North Pacific Ocean. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite observed that most of the rainfall is falling in the eastern half of the storm.... LiDAR technology reveals faults near Lake Tahoe - (Geological Society of America) Results of a new US Geological Survey study conclude that faults west of Lake Tahoe, Calif., referred to as the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone, pose a substantial increase in the seismic hazard assessment for the Lake Tahoe region of California and Nevada, and could potentially generate earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 6.3 to 6.9.... Food, water safety provide new challenges for today's sensors - (DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Sensors that work flawlessly in laboratory settings may stumble when it comes to performing in real-world conditions, according to researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.... Tracking endangered elephants with satellite technology - (University of Nottingham) GPS and satellite technology is helping experts develop a long term strategy to protect the endangered Malaysian elephant.... Deep sea animals stowaway on submarines and reach new territory - (Wiley-Blackwell) Marine scientists studying life around deep-sea vents have discovered that some hardy species can survive the extreme change in pressure that occurs when a research submersible rises to the surface. The team's findings, published in Conservation Biology, reveal how a species can be inadvertently carried by submersibles to new areas, with potentially damaging effects on marine ecosystems.... Autopsy of a eruption: Linking crystal growth to volcano seismicity - (University of Bristol) A forensic approach that links changes deep below a volcano to signals at the surface is described by scientists from the University of Bristol in a paper published today in Science. The research could ultimately help to predict future volcanic eruptions with greater accuracy.... Science magazine prize awarded to course that brings biology and math worlds closer - (American Association for the Advancement of Science) An undergraduate course that allows students to build mathematical models of biological phenomena -- and to experience a convergence of disciplines with potential in areas ranging from cancer treatment to reforestation -- is the winner of the Science Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction,... DNA evidence shows that marine reserves help to sustain fisheries - (Cell Press) Researchers reporting online on May 24 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology present the first evidence that areas closed to all fishing are helping to sustain valuable Australian fisheries. The international team of scientists applied a forensic DNA profiling approach to track the dispersal pathways of fish larvae throughout a network of marine reserves on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.... Researchers develop new genetic method to pinpoint individuals' geographic origin - (University of California - Los Angeles) In a new study, published online this week in Nature Genetics, a research team including researchers at UCLA Engineering, UCLA's Department of Ecology and Evolution and Tel Aviv University have developed an innovative approach for the modeling of genetic variation in two- or three-dimensional space called spatial ancestry analysis (SPA). With SPA, researchers model the spatial distribution of each genetic variant by assigning a genetic variant's frequency as a continuous function in geographic space.... From green rust in Indonesia to historical sulfide concentrations in the Black Sea - (Geological Society of America) The Geological Society of America has posted a new batch of Geology papers online ahead of print (May 23, 2012). Locations studied include the Rainy Lake zone, Ontario, Canada; the Black Sea; Lake Matano, Indonesia; the Great Bahama Bank; Lake Eyre, Australia; the Burullus Lagoon of the Nile Delta, Egypt; and Tungurahua volcano, Ecuador. Studies involve work both in the field and in the lab.... El Niño weather and climate change threaten survival of baby leatherback sea turtles - (Drexel University) When critically endangered leatherback turtle hatchlings dig out of their nests, they enter a world filled with threats to survival. Now, Drexel University researchers have found that the climate conditions at the nesting beach affect the early survival of turtle eggs and hatchlings. They predict, based on projections from multiple models, that egg and hatchling survival will drop by half in the next 100 years as a result of global climate change.... New satellite movie chases post-Tropical Storm Alberto in Atlantic - (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) On May 23, 2012, the remnants of post-tropical storm Alberto were chasing a frontal system over the Atlantic Ocean, several hundred miles east of the US East coast. A new NASA animation of imagery from NOAA's GOES-15 satellite shows the progression of Alberto's remnants.... NASA sees Tropical Storm Sanvu continue to intensify - (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Two NASA satellites have provided infrared and rainfall data that has shown Tropical Storm Sanvu continues to intensify as it heads toward Iwo To, Japan. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite has scanned rainfall rates, and NASA's Aqua satellite has provided a look at cloud temperatures which indicates where the strongest thunderstorms and heaviest rainfall is occurring.... NASA's TRMM satellite sees heavy rainfall in Tropical Storm Bud - (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Tropical Storm Bud is dropping heavy rainfall, and appears to be intensifying. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite has been monitoring rainfall within the storm, and has watched it become heavier over the last day -- a sign the storm is intensifying.... NSF supports University of Miami climate and 'cloud computing' research - (University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science) The NSF announced that it has awarded ~$200,000 to the University of Miami for the application of the latest 'cloud computing' technologies to climate and natural hazards research.... Forensics ferret out fire beetle secret - (University of Bonn) Black fire beetles of the genus Melanophila possess unusual infrared sensors. Researchers from the University of Bonn and from the Forschungszentrum Jülich have concluded that the beetles' sensors might even be more sensitive that uncooled infrared sensors designed by humans. Having this natural model opens up new perspectives, such as for early warning systems for forest fires. The results have been published in PLoS ONE.... Center for North Sea oil expertise set to boost jobs and growth - (University of Edinburgh) The launch of a new center of North Sea expertise today could boost jobs and growth in Scotland, accelerate development of carbon capture and storage and unlock three billion barrels of hard-to-reach oil from the North Sea - worth £190 billion.... Top 10 new species list draws attention to diverse biosphere - (Arizona State University) The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University released the fifth annual top 10 new species list on May 23. This year's list includes a teensy attack wasp, night-blooming orchid, underworld worm, ancient "walking cactus" creature, blue tarantula, Nepalese poppy, giant millipede, sneezing monkey, fungus named for a TV cartoon character and a beautiful but venomous jellyfish.... Geological record shows air up there came from below - (Princeton University) The influence of the ground beneath us on the air around us could be greater than scientists had previously thought, according to new Princeton University research that links the long-ago proliferation of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere to a sudden change in the inner workings of our planet.... Scientists discover a new sensory organ in the chin of baleen whales - (Smithsonian) Lunge feeding in rorqual whales (a group that includes blue, humpback and fin whales) is unique among mammals, but details of how it works have remained elusive. Now, scientists from the Smithsonian and University of British Columbia have solved the mystery. They discovered a sensory organ in the chin of rorqual whales that communicates to the brain. The organ orchestrates the dramatic adjustments needed in jaw position and throat-pouch expansion to make lunge feeding successful.... Taking solar technology up a notch - (Northwestern University) The limitations of conventional and current solar cells include high production cost, low operating efficiency and durability, and many cells rely on toxic and scarce materials. Northwestern University researchers have developed a solar cell that, in principle, will minimize these limitations. In particular, the new solid-state solar cell is the first to solve the problem of the promising but leaky Grätzel cell. The device -- whose electrolyte starts as a liquid but ends up a solid mass -- is inherently stable.... Alberto now a tropical depression, seen by NASA - (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Infrared satellite imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed Alberto weakened from a tropical storm to a tropical depression as it appears more disorganized. At 10:30 a.m. EDT on May 21, Tropical Storm Alberto weakened to a tropical depression, and has maintained that status today, May 22.... NASA satellite sees Tropical Storm Sanvu pass Guam, strengthen - (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Tropical Depression 03W in the western North Pacific did exactly what forecasters expected over the last twenty-four hours: it became a tropical storm named Sanvu and passed west of Guam on a northwesterly track.... NASA Sees Eastern Pacific's Second Tropical Storm Form - (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) On May 21, NASA satellites were monitoring Tropical Depression 02E in the eastern Pacific Ocean, and 24 hours later it strengthened into the second tropical storm of the season. Tropical Storm Bud was captured by NOAA's GOES-13 satellite on May 22, and appears to be well-formed.... Copyright © 2012, Golf Information 4 U. All Rights Reserved. |