Atmospheric Effects of Hunga Tonga Eruption Lingered for Years
Aug 22, 2024 · Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres On 15 January 2022, the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai erupted, unleashing a powerful tsunami that destroyed homes and caused ...
Mega El Niño May Have Led to Major Mass Extinction 252 Million …
Oct 11, 2024 · Every few years, the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (), a seasonal climate phenomenon, disrupts global weather for periods of 9–12 months at a time.During an ENSO event, trade winds die down ...
The United States Has an Updated Map of Earthquake Hazards
Feb 14, 2024 · Almost 15% of the U.S. population is “somewhat likely” to experience a damaging earthquake in the coming decades, according to the recently published U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM ...
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Dec 4, 2023 · Eos is the science news magazine published by AGU. Read about the latest climate and environmental news, exciting discoveries, and scientific endeavors to solve today’s most critical challenges.
The North Atlantic Is Getting Saltier - Eos
Oct 29, 2024 · Seawater salinity is not all the same, and ocean basins are becoming more disparate in their saltiness. Data from ship- and satellite-based sensors show that the salinity contrast between the ...
New Insight into Inland Water Carbon Dioxide Emissions - Eos
Nov 21, 2024 · A process-based modeling technique reveals surprising information about carbon emissions from rivers, lakes, and reservoirs across the contiguous United States.
Earth’s Eighth Continent - Eos
Sep 24, 2024 · The Moana Project braids Māori Traditional Knowledge with Western science for a more sustainable ocean, write scientists João Marcos Azevedo Correia de Souza, Julie Jakoboski, Jonathan Gardner ...
The Origin of the Moon’s Thin Atmosphere Might Be Tiny Impacts
Sep 17, 2024 · The Moon is anything but a lifeless rock hanging in our sky. It has pockets of water ice trapped on its surface, caves in which astronauts might one day live, and even an incredibly tenuous ...
Glaciers near Active Volcanoes Flow Faster - Eos
Nov 14, 2024 · Roughly 1,000 active volcanoes dot our planet, and monitoring their rumblings is critical for forecasting future eruptions. But about 20% of those volcanoes already have an effective monitoring ...
Mapping the Ocean’s Motion Energy - Eos
Mar 5, 2024 · Earth’s various ocean currents regulate our climate, moving Sun-heated water from the equator to the poles. Tracking how motion energy flows between different scales of circulation—from ...