Eos — Training an algorithm with satellite images of ocean color reveals the blooms and busts of phytoplankton communities.
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Scientists Praise Urgency, Aggressive Plans in Climate Town Hall
Eos — Democratic candidates detailed their plans to address the “existential crisis” of our time. Climate scientists were happy to have a forum—and happier that it was substantive.
Read MoreForecasting Solar Storms in Real Time
EOS.ORG — Predicting when solar storms will hit Earth remains a tricky business. To help, scientists can now submit their forecasts of coronal mass ejections online as they unfold in real time.
Read MoreDevastating Floods Hit India for the Second Year in a Row
EOS.ORG — The deadly floods raise questions of land use and extreme precipitation trends.
Read MoreLawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Emissions Rollbacks
Eos — The suit argues that the administration is failing to curb carbon dioxide emissions as required under the Clean Air Act.
Read MoreWhat Wildfire Smoke Tells Us About Nuclear Winter
Eos — A cloud of smoke from 2017 Canadian wildfires was so huge that it self-lofted and stayed in the atmosphere for 8 months. Scientists used it as an example for climate simulations of nuclear warfare.
Read MoreGreenland Ice Sheet Beats All-Time 1-Day Melt Record
EOS.ORG — More ice melted from the ice sheet on 1 August 2019 than any other day on record.
Read MoreNewly Discovered Fossil Species Named After Star Wars Starship
EOS.ORG — The 500-million-year-old species is a distant relative of today’s crabs, spiders, and insects.
Read MoreFossil Fuels Less Efficient Than Earlier Estimates
EOS.ORG — According to a new analysis, fossil fuel energy return on investment is on par with renewables.
Read MoreWhat’s the True Shape of An Ocean Eddy?
EOS.ORG — Ocean eddies spin round and round, but not in a perfect circle.
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