#Scientists record rapid carbon loss from warming peatlands

“#Scientists record rapid carbon loss from warming peatlands” The Spruce and Peatland Responses Under Changing Environments project uses a series of enclosures to expose peatland plots to elevated carbon dioxide and temperatures. Credit: Misha Krassovski/ORNL,U.S. Dept. of Energy Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a direct relationship between climate…

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#Lockdown saw modest drop in China air pollution

“#Lockdown saw modest drop in China air pollution” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Large improvements of air quality in China during the COVID-19 lockdown have been widely reported, but new research reveals that the two pollutants most harmful to human health, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone, were only slightly reduced. The study, by scientists from…

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#NASA tracks Hanna’s soaking path into Mexico

“#NASA tracks Hanna’s soaking path into Mexico” On July 26 at 3:35 p.m. EDT (1935 UTC) NASA’s Aqua satellite analyzed Hanna in infrared light using the AIRS instrument. The strongest storms with the coldest cloud top temperatures were located over extreme south Texas and northeastern Mexico. Coldest cloud top temperatures were as cold as or colder…

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#NASA sees hurricane Douglas brush Hawaii

“#NASA sees hurricane Douglas brush Hawaii” Visible imagery from MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite was compiled from July 25 to 26 and made into an animation using NASA’s Worldview application. The imagery showed Douglas’ movement past the Hawaiian Islands. Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Imagery from NASA’s Terra…

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#Hawaiian Islands avoid direct hit from Hurricane Douglas

“#Hawaiian Islands avoid direct hit from Hurricane Douglas” Surfers take on large waves generated by Hurricane Douglas at Laie Beach Park, Sunday, July 26, 2020, in Laie, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner) Hawaii avoided a direct hit Monday from Hurricane Douglas and the Category 1 storm was swirling just north of the island chain. The Central…

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#Make your own greenhouse gas logger

“#Make your own greenhouse gas logger” The greenhouse gas logger. Credit: LiU Researchers at Linköping University’s Department of Thematic Studies, Environmental Change, have developed a simple logger for greenhouse gas flows. It is built using inexpensive and easily available parts, and provides data on levels of methane, carbon dioxide, temperature and humidity. “So far, measurement…

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#Video: Slowing deforestation is the key to preventing the next pandemic – but what does that cost?

“#Video: Slowing deforestation is the key to preventing the next pandemic – but what does that cost?” Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a recent journal article, a team of biologists, medical scientists, environmental scientists and conservationists proposed a number of measures to reduce the likelihood of future pandemics, many of which originate with wild animals…

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#Coronavirus and its impact on carbon emissions

“#Coronavirus and its impact on carbon emissions” Credit: CC0 Public Domain The emergence of a novel coronavirus towards the end of 2019 that has led to the major ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has already taken its toll on people’s lives, healthcare systems, and the commercial world. Anecdotal evidence early in the “lockdowns” imposed by many governments…

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