By Andrew C. Oliver With the coronavirus COVID-19 taking the world by storm, and everyone tightening down in their bunkers, it seems like a good time to think about how we work together. Because …read more Source:: OpenSource
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Climate change to blame for Hurricane Maria’s extreme rainfall
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•Hurricane Maria dropped more rain on Puerto Rico than any storm to hit the island since 1956, a feat due mostly to the effects of human-caused climate warming, new research …read more Source:: Science
Cosmic fountain offers clues to how galaxies evolve
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•Galaxy evolution can be chaotic and messy, but it seems that streams of cold gas spraying out from the region around supermassive black holes may act to calm the storm. …read more Source:: Science
How a tiny Curiosity motor identified a massive Martian dust storm
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•When dust filled the Martian atmosphere during the recent planet-wide dust storm, observations were plentiful — even from unlikely instruments. …read more Source:: Science
Sahara dust may make you cough, but it’s a storm killer
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•The bad news: Dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa — totaling a staggering 2 to 9 trillion pounds worldwide — has been almost a biblical plague on Texas and …read more Source:: Science
Food allergy is triggered by perfect storm of genetics and skin exposure to infant wipes, dust and food
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•Infant and childhood food allergy has now been linked to a mix of environmental and genetic factors that must coexist to trigger the allergy, reports a new study. Those factors …read more Source:: Science
Tiny particles have outsize impact on storm clouds, precipitation
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•Tiny particles fuel powerful storms and influence weather much more than has been appreciated, according to a new study. While scientists have known that aerosols may play an important role …read more Source:: Science
How lightning strikes can improve storm forecasts
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•Real-time lightning observations could significantly improve forecasts of large storm events, say scientists. Apart from ground stations, weather forecasts are heavily dependent on weather satellites for information to start or …read more Source:: Science