NOAA’s National Hurricane Center — a division of the National Weather Service — has a new model to help produce hurricane forecasts this season.
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60 Years of Antarctic Ice Sheet Data Released
In a significant milestone for Antarctic research, detailed and extensive information on ice thickness and bed topography is now available for the first time in a centralised and standardised format.
Addressing the Future Challenges of Global Surface Water Quality
As the world's population continues to grow, ensuring access to clean and safe water has become an increasingly important concern, yet little is known about how surface water quality will change in the future.
Paris When It Sizzles: The City of Light Aims to Get Smart on Heat
With its zinc roofs and minimal tree cover, Paris was not built to handle the new era of extreme heat.
In Florida, Endangered Coral Finds a Way to Blossom
In a new study, researchers have found that the restoration efforts of the critically endangered species elkhorn coral depend largely on the animal’s location, microbiome, and the right conditions to provide an abundance of food.
Search Engines and Social Media Can Forecast Disease Outbreaks
Internet search engine queries and social media data can be early warning signals, creating a real-time surveillance system for disease forecasting, says a recent University of Waterloo study.