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The Surface Water and Ocean Topography Satellite: a Game-Changer in Measuring River Basins Worldwide, from the Familiar to the Uncharted

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission is set to revolutionize global hydrological research by improving measurements of river basins worldwide.

Using data from…

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Unearthing the Potential: Geologic Hydrogen as a Low-Carbon Energy Solution

The extraction of limitless clean energy from underground in the form of geological hydrogen is the focus of Koloma, a startup company co-founded by Tom Darrah, a professor at The Ohio State…

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Cryogenic Resurrections: The Perils and Wonders of Ancient Organisms Emerging from Melting Ice

 

In a recent scientific discovery, researchers successfully revived a microscopic roundworm encased in 46,000-year-old Siberian permafrost. Remarkably, the roundworm was so well-…

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What Caused the Accelerated Weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation?

Earlier this year, scientists released research findings that suggested an accelerated weakening of Atlantic overturning circulation was likely associated with an optimal salinity fingerprint.…

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The Study of Blowing Snow!

The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center's Polar Meteorology Group at The Ohio State University is researching the impacts of blowing snow in the Northern Great Plains using novel…

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Regional Wildfire Trends and Fire Danger: The Interplay between Local Factors and Oceanic Teleconnections

In recent years, tropical region wildfires have become increasingly severe, resulting in more burned areas. Research published in Science of The Total Environment, studied the effects of …

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The Impact on Radiative Forcing: Biomass Burning Leads to Black Carbon Deposition on Andean Glaciers

In a recent collaborative study published in Environmental Research Letters from IOP Science, a team of researchers investigated the impact of black carbon (BC) deposition on the melting of Andean…

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YOPP-SH: The Year of Polar Prediction in the Southern Hemisphere continues to 2024

The Polar Prediction Project (PPP), a decade-long initiative by the World Meteorological Organization's World Weather Research Programme (WWRP), ended on December 31, 2022. The…

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U.S. Birds' Eastern, Western Behavior Patterns Are Polar Opposites

In a recent study, scientists at The Ohio State University analyzed avian biodiversity changes across the continental United States over the period of a year and produced what could be…