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Complexity in estimating past and future extreme short-duration rainfall
Nature Geoscience 10, 255 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2911 Authors: Xuebin Zhang, Francis W. Zwiers, Guilong Li, Hui Wan & Alex J. Cannon Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds
Future carbon dioxide, climate warming potentially unprecedented in 420 million years
Over the next 100 to 200 years, carbon dioxide concentrations in the Earth’s atmosphere will head towards values not seen since the Triassic period, 200 million years ago. Furthermore, by the 23rd century, the climate could reach a warmth not … Continue reading
Future carbon dioxide, climate warming potentially unprecedented in 420 million years
Over the next 100 to 200 years, carbon dioxide concentrations in the Earth’s atmosphere will head towards values not seen since the Triassic period, 200 million years ago. Furthermore, by the 23rd century, the climate could reach a warmth not … Continue reading
New materials could turn water into the fuel of the future
New materials are created through deposition onto disks, which are then tested to determine their properties. A new materials discovery approach puts solar fuels on the fast track to commercial viability Researchers at Caltech and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley … Continue reading
Evidence falls into place for once and future supercontinents
SUPERCONTINENT SUPERPUZZLE Supercontinents come and go over the ages. Amasia, illustrated here from the North Pole, might form in the distant future. Look at any map of the Atlantic Ocean, and you might feel the urge to slide South America … Continue reading
Over 120 Small Quakes Near Mount St. Helens Signal Future Volcanic Eruption
Scientists are taking a closer look in the recent swarms of over 120 small quakes that occurred near Mount St. Helens in late November, watching out for any indicators of future explosions. Photo: Richard Bowen Scientists are taking a closer … Continue reading
Magma movements foretell future eruptions
Geologists have traced magma movement beneath Mt. Cameroon volcano, which will help monitoring for future volcanic eruptions. Geology News — ScienceDaily
What the ancient carbon dioxide record may mean for future climate change
Scientists have reconstructed the ancient atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) record from about 300 million years ago. Their study reveals previously unknown fluctuations of atmospheric CO2 at levels projected for current century, they say. It also highlights the potential impact the … Continue reading
Fuel from sewage is the future — and it’s closer than you think
It may sound like science fiction, but wastewater treatment plants across the United States may one day turn ordinary sewage into biocrude oil, thanks to new research. The technology, hydrothermal liquefaction, mimics the geological conditions Earth uses to create crude … Continue reading
From ancient fossils to future cars
Engineers are developing cheap, energy-efficient lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles from silicon in diatomaceous earth. The research could lead to the development of ultra-high capacity lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and portable electronics. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily