#Nearly 300 wildfires in Siberia amid record warm weather

“#Nearly 300 wildfires in Siberia amid record warm weather” Most of the Russian wildfires are in areas deemed by responders as too difficult to suppress Russia’s forest service said there were nearly 300 wildfires blazing across the vast country’s northern wilderness on Saturday, as it attempted to contain them with methods including explosives and cloud…

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#Venice completes first test of all flood barriers

“#Venice completes first test of all flood barriers” Venice regularly experiences “acqua alta”, abnormally high tides that flood shops and hotels as well as the famous St. Mark’s Square  Venice’s long awaited flood defence system designed to protect the lagoon city from damaging waters during high tides on Friday survived a first test of its…

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#Arctic Ocean changes driven by sub-Arctic seas

“#Arctic Ocean changes driven by sub-Arctic seas” A map of the Arctic Ocean shows the location of the Amerasian and Eurasian basins. Arrows show the path of warm, fresh Pacific water and warm, salty Atlantic water into the region. Credit: Graphic adapted from Polyakov et al. 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science paper. New research explores…

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#Amazon deforestation increases 25 percent in Brazil

“#Amazon deforestation increases 25 percent in Brazil” Smoke rises from forest fires in Altamira, in Brazil’s Amazon region, in August 2019 Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon increased by a record 25 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2020, official data released Friday showed, increasing pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro to abandon his plans to…

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#Pittsburgh’s air pollution levels decreased during the stay-at-home order—but the overall impact remains small

“#Pittsburgh’s air pollution levels decreased during the stay-at-home order—but the overall impact remains small” Researchers used real-time, multi-pollutant sensors (RAMP) to examine Pittsburgh, PA’s air pollution levels as coronavirus shut down the city. Credit: College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University A team of Carnegie Mellon University researchers found that Pittsburgh’s air pollution levels decreased during…

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#Plant chemistry research examines trends in greening

“#Plant chemistry research examines trends in greening” MSU researcher Jack Brookshire recently published a paper in Global Change Biology examining the reasons for increased plant productivity in the Northern Great Plains and Northern Rockies. Brookshire examines climate change and biological processes to understand the chemical changes happening in plants. Credit: MSU photo. A Montana State…

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#NASA infrared data shows Cristina strengthening

“#NASA infrared data shows Cristina strengthening” On July 10 at 4:35 a.m. EDT (0835 UTC), the MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite gathered temperature information about Tropical Storm Cristina’s cloud tops. MODIS found a small area of powerful thunderstorms (red) where temperatures were as cold as or colder than minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 56.6…

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