NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite saw the Eastern Pacific Ocean’s first tropical storm coming together.
NASA Observes the Formation of Tropical Storm Aletta
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NASA Sees Strong Storms in Tropical Depression 05W as it Strengthened
Tropical Depression 05W briefly reached tropical storm status overnight on June 5 into June 6, and then weakened back to a depression at 5 a.m. EDT (0900 UTC). Once 05W reached tropical storm status it was named “Ewiniar.” NASA’s Aqua satellite captured infrared imagery that provided clues that the storm would strengthen.
Prime growing areas for B.C. oysters contain alarmingly high concentrations of plastic microbeads
British Columbia’s premier shellfish farming region is heavily contaminated with microplastics, according to a new Simon Fraser University study.
Breeding Better Brazilian Rice
Outside Asia, no country produces as much rice as does Brazil. It is the ninth largest rice producer in the world. Average annual yields are close to 15 million tons.
Food security, nutritional health and traditional food go hand in hand for First Nations in Saskatchewan
Newly published results from a study on nutrition, food security and the environment in Saskatchewan First Nations show that food insecurity is a major concern and that many households would like more access to traditional foods.
Stanford researchers find groundwater pumping can increase arsenic levels in irrigation and drinking water
For decades, intensive groundwater pumping has caused ground beneath California’s San Joaquin Valley to sink, damaging infrastructure. Now research published in the journal Nature Communications suggests that as pumping makes the ground sink, it also unleashes an invisible threat to human health and food production: It allows arsenic to move into groundwater aquifers that supply drinking water for 1 million people and irrigation for crops in some of the nation’s richest farmland.
