5 minutes of reading Early adopters of NASA PACE data to study air quality and ocean health From the atmosphere to the ocean surface, data from NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem) satellite benefits ecosystems, human health, and underrepresented communities. Years before launch in February 2024, NASA mission leaders …
Read More »Cities are unprepared for a crucial part of sea level rise: They are sinking too| Trending Viral hub
Fighting sea level rise without reducing humanity’s carbon emissions is like trying to empty a bathtub without turning off the faucet. But increasingly, scientists are sounding the alarm about another problem compounding the crisis in coastal cities: Their land is also sinking, a phenomenon known as subsidence. The metaphorical tap …
Read More »SWOT satellite detects coastal flooding during storms in California| Trending Viral hub
Operated by NASA and the French space agency, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission offers a new view of water on land, coasts and the ocean. A series of atmospheric rivers flooded California in February, with record amounts of rain and hurricane-force winds lashing parts of the state. At …
Read More »Less sea ice means more Arctic trees, which means trouble| Trending Viral hub
Just as a nice wool blanket can help a human baby stay warm and healthy, a baby white spruce tree also protects itself from a blanket of snow. At the same time, by preventing winter’s cold from reaching the ground, the snow cover helps thaw permafrost, or frozen ground filled …
Read More »Scrapped plan to build underwater cities will breathe new life into coral reefs| Trending Viral hub
A combination of AI, a wild 1970s plan to build underwater cities, and a designer creating furniture on the seabed around the Bahamas could be the solution to the widespread destruction of coral reefs. It could even save the world from coastal erosion. Industrial designer Tom Dixon and technologist Suhair …
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