Tidally Locked and Loaded with Questions - Eos
Feb 17, 2022 · Fig. 1. This illustration shows the gravitationally induced process by which a planet (or a moon) can become tidally locked to its host star (or planet).
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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 ...
The Future of the Carbon Cycle in a Changing Climate - Eos
Feb 20, 2020 · Fig. 1. Carbon fluxes (in gigatons of carbon per year, GtCyr-1) of major anthropogenic sources (positive) and natural sinks (negative) demonstrate the corresponding increases in both from 1850 to ...
The Climate and Health Impacts of Gasoline and Diesel Emissions
Apr 28, 2020 · New research tallies the effects of gas- and diesel-burning vehicle emissions on the climate, as well as on human health. Together, the emissions cause more than 200,000 premature deaths each year.
Racist Slurs in Place-Names Have to Go, Say Geoscientists
Mar 19, 2021 · Content warning: This article contains examples of racist slurs used in federally recognized place-names.This language has been used to harass and discriminate against people of color. More than a ...
Satellites Can Accurately Take Earth’s Temperature - Eos
Sep 28, 2022 · Landsat observed land surface temperature over London on 7 July 2020. The River Thames and several water reservoirs are much cooler than the surrounding land and appear darker, whereas London is ...
The Looming Crisis of Sinking Ground in Mexico City - Eos
Apr 22, 2021 · Water flow in Mexico City in 2020. Before decades of heavy groundwater extraction, water flowed upward, artesian fashion, to the aquifer through basement and volcanic rock.
World’s Biggest Oxygen Producers Living in Swirling Ocean Waters
Sep 13, 2017 · Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. Plankton are not just one species of sea creature but, rather, a large variety of tiny organisms. Algae, bacteria, crustaceans, mollusks, and more ...
Mountains Undergo Enhanced Impacts of Climate Change - Eos
May 10, 2022 · View of Hüfifirn, a medium-sized glacier in Central Switzerland with the peak of Schärhorn (3,296 meters above sea level) in the background (photo taken in August 2021).