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Atmospheric Science

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 22-Apr-2025 05:08 ET (22-Apr-2025 09:08 GMT/UTC)

Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming -- a little

University of California - Riverside
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Sliver of cool surface water helps the ocean absorb more carbon

University of Exeter
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Subtle temperature differences at the ocean surface allow more carbon dioxide (CO₂) to be absorbed, new research shows.

Journal: Nature Geoscience
Funder: European Space Agency, Horizon Europe OceanICU, Natural Environment Research Council

Saturn’s moon Titan has insulating methane-rich crust up to six miles thick

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study, led by planetary scientists at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, revealed that methane gas may be trapped within the icy surface of Saturn's moon Titan, forming a distinct crust up to six miles thick, which warms the underlying ice shell and may also explain Titan's methane-rich atmosphere.

Journal: The Planetary Science Journal
Funder: NASA Headquarters

Climate change threatens bridges and roads

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science

UVA engineers find climate change will intensify rainfall, putting pressure on waterways and threatening bridges, roads and culverts. Their models offer solutions for infrastructure adaptation.

Journal: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Predicting Norfolk street flooding in seconds: UVA professor Jon Goodall's machine learning advancements

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science

University of Virginia professor Jon Goodall's AI-powered models offer faster, real-time flood forecasts for Hampton Roads.

Journal: Machine Learning with Applications
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Researchers receive grant to study invasive autumn olive

Virginia Tech
Grant and Award Announcement

Virginia Tech researchers received a grant to find if a native fungus could be used as a biocontrol method on the autumn olive.

A 'worrying confluence' of flood risk, social vulnerability and climate change denial

University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In certain parts of the United States, especially Appalachia, New England and the Northwest, the ability of residents to prepare for and respond to flooding is being undercut on three different levels.

Journal: Environmental Research Letters

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