En un nuevo estudio, investigadores aplicaron un modelo global del sistema Tierra para estimar los impactos de las reducciones de emisiones por sector.
Kate Wheeling
Kate Wheeling is a freelance journalist based in Santa Barbara, Calif. She writes about the environment, climate change, energy, and our relationship with the natural world. She was previously a staff writer at Pacific Standard, covering both environmental and criminal justice. Her work has also appeared in Outside, The New Republic, Medium, and elsewhere. She has a master’s degree in science journalism and a bachelor’s in behavioral neuroscience.
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The Understudied Risks of Low-Magnitude Eruptions
Volcanologists have historically focused on the risks of large-scale eruptions, but new research highlights how small eruptions can combine with human-made vulnerabilities to cause catastrophic impacts.
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Filling the Gaps in the SuperDARN Archive
Researchers present a new pattern-finding technique to better estimate missing data on ionospheric plasma velocities.
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Tibetan Plateau Lakes as Heat Flux Hot Spots
Freshwater lakes on the highest plateau in the world act like lenses that accumulate heat from the intense solar radiation, accelerating ice cover melt and affecting land-atmosphere fluxes.
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Aisha Morris: Opening the Door to Science
Forging a path from rocks and rifts to the National Science Foundation.
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Zdenka Willis: Sailing into a High-Tech Future
Finding the roots of responsibility and outreach in the military.
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Cooper Elsworth: Cycling‑Inspired Science
A sustainability start-up provides a cross-disciplinary platform.
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Jennifer Arrigo: Seeking Clean Water for Everyone
Science forges a partnership between academia and federal agencies.
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Kristel Chanard: Trekking and Tracking Mountains
Researcher has the “coolest job” studying solid Earth and climate.