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Saima May Sidik

A person’s hand holding many pills and a pile of pills on the surface underneath
Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Happens to Drugs After They Leave Your Body?

by Saima May Sidik 24 January 202331 January 2023

It’s hard to predict with certainty how drugs break down once they enter waterways. In a new study, scientists devised a way to do just that.

A map of land surface temperatures across the Pacific Northwest. Temperature is shown as a color gradient from blue to red.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Far-Flung Forces Caused the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Wave

by Saima May Sidik 23 December 202223 December 2022

Air from thousands of kilometers away spiraled down to drape the Pacific Northwest in blistering heat.

一艘生锈的渔船停在沙漠里。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

咸海干涸后,中亚的粉尘变多

by Saima May Sidik 19 December 202219 December 2022

随着世界第四大湖泊的消失,风从沙漠中扬起大量粉尘,散播到中亚地区,引发了人们对公共卫生的担忧。

A rusty fishing boat sits in a sandy desert.
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When the Aral Sea Dried Up, Central Asia Became Dustier

by Saima May Sidik 30 November 202219 December 2022

Winds kick up large amounts of dust from the desert that has formed as the world’s fourth largest lake has disappeared, spreading it around the region and raising concerns about public health.

水流在大坝下翻腾。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

人类如何改变全球水资源

by Saima May Sidik 28 November 202210 December 2022

研究人员模拟研究了人类社会的八个关键方面对水文循环的影响。

A sunset casts pink hues onto clouds over a waterway, with trees silhouetted against the light.
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Measuring the Ins and Outflows of Estuaries

by Saima May Sidik 8 November 20228 November 2022

Scientists modeled monitoring schemes in three different estuaries to determine instrument layouts that could effectively and efficiently measure exchanges of salt water and freshwater.

Aerial view of tributaries entering a larger river with an inset close-up of aquatic plants
Posted inResearch Spotlights

High-Frequency Monitoring Reveals Riverine Nitrogen Removal

by Saima May Sidik 25 October 202226 October 2022

Years of daily readings provide an unprecedented view into how a submerged aquatic meadow kept nitrogen from reaching the St. Lawrence Estuary as well as insights on how climate change may alter it.

Image overlooking a rocky coastline and water just after sunset with a bright blue line representing a fiber-optic cable curving over the water and rocks
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Internet Cable Reveals the Source of Underwater Vibrations

by Saima May Sidik 30 September 202230 September 2022

A novel use of an existing fiber-optic cable off the coast of Spain has clued scientists in to how seismic noise is generated in the ocean.

Water churns below a large dam.
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How We’re Reshaping Global Water Storage

by Saima May Sidik 21 September 202228 November 2022

Researchers modeled and mapped how eight key aspects of human societies affect hydrological cycles.

A glacier cascades down the side of a mountain along the left side of this photograph. In the foreground is a shallow glacial lake that transitions from clear to icy blue and has numerous pebbles and smooth rocks strewn along the bottom. The sky is bright blue but shielded by low hanging clouds.
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Models Oversimplify How Melting Glaciers Deform Land

by Saima May Sidik 7 September 202228 September 2022

When glaciers melt, the land below deforms. Sea level data show that widely used models oversimplify the process.

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