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Buried electrical pathways across the US reveal new clues about Earth's interior and power grid risks
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (17+ words) Phys. org...
Using 'imaginative' AI to survey past and future earthquake damage
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (11+ words) Phys. org...
All flow directions scheme can boost weather forecast accuracy in complex terrain
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (252+ words) by Li Yali, Chinese Academy of Sciences Imagine trying to predict wind patterns as air flows across a landscape. It's a straightforward task over a flat plain'but becomes more complex when the terrain shifts to jagged mountain ranges. Here, wind…...
Isoscapes show how rivers, floods, and snowmelt recharge groundwater
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (363+ words) A large group of ANSTO environmental scientists and collaborators have produced the first groundwater stable isotopes, "isoscapes," intuitive maps with grid data, across NSW combining new and pre-existing isotope measurements. The first isoscapes developed in Australia have been published in…...
Large fluctuations in sea level throughout the last ice age challenge understanding of past climate
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (534+ words) edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Large changes in global sea level, fueled by fluctuations in ice sheet growth and decay, occurred throughout the last ice age, rather than just toward the end of that period, a study…...
Researchers look to microbial interactions for early indicators of harmful algal blooms
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (583+ words) by Nicki Gorny, University of Toledo edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Dr. Dae-Wook Kang, an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Mashuk Siddiquee, an engineering doctoral student, employ multi-omics and molecular techniques…...