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Lightning over water
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Lightning Had Difficulty Forming in Early Earth’s Atmosphere

by Rebecca Dzombak 8 April 202225 April 2022

Lightning could have sparked the beginnings of life, but the primordial atmosphere might have made it more difficult for lightning to initiate.

Two researchers in white lab coats conduct a flash Joule heating experiment.
Posted inNews

Extracting Rare Earth Elements from Waste with a Flash of Heat

by Rachel Fritts 14 March 202215 March 2022

A method called flash Joule heating could offer a more sustainable way to source essential components of electronics from coal fly ash.

Detailed image shows sculpted layers of ice at Mars’s south pole.
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The Bumpy Search for Liquid Water at the South Pole of Mars

by Damond Benningfield 8 March 20228 March 2022

Studies since 2018 have provided competing explanations of bright radar reflections from the base of the south polar ice cap.

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Nicoll Receives 2020 Atmospheric and Space Electricity Early Career Award

by AGU 1 July 202114 April 2022

Keri Nicoll received the 2020 Atmospheric and Space Electricity Early Career Award at AGU’s virtual Fall Meeting 2020. The award recognizes “significant contributions to atmospheric and space electricity science from honorees within 10 years of receiving their Ph.D. degree.”

Illustration of lightning at Jupiter’s north pole
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Rayos Planetarios: Misma Física, Mundos Distantes

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 13 August 202012 April 2022

Un rayo en el planeta Tierra necesita sólo algunos simples ingredientes para generar una chispa. Esos ingredientes existen en todo el sistema solar y más allá.

Two charts showing simulated geoelectric fields along a profile running south-east to north-west through New York City
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Is Space Weather Worse by the Sea?

by Michael A. Hapgood 29 June 202013 April 2022

A new simulation of space-weather driven geoelectric fields at the land/sea conductivity boundary shows how these fields are magnified by both coastal effects and inhomogeneous land conductivity.

Illustration of lightning at Jupiter’s north pole
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Planetary Lightning: Same Physics, Distant Worlds

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 24 April 202012 April 2022

Lightning on Earth needs just a few simple ingredients to generate a spark. Those ingredients exist throughout the solar system and beyond.

Nighttime photograph of the continental United States.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mapping Geoelectric Hazards Across the United States

by L. Crane 13 October 20165 July 2022

Variations in Earth’s magnetic field can induce electric fields in the ground, driving damaging currents through our power grids.

Electric winds remove the components of water from Venus's upper atmosphere.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Venus's Unexpected, Electrifying Water Loss

by Mark Zastrow 20 July 20164 May 2022

New research shows that an electric field surrounding Venus is stripping its atmosphere of water—and the same phenomenon may plague exoplanets scientists hope might be habitable.

Posted inNews

Electrical Concrete Offers Green Alternative to Airport Deicers

by S. Kelleher 29 January 20167 March 2022

The Federal Aviation Administration is testing conductive concrete as a replacement for water-polluting chemicals used to melt ice from airport tarmacs.

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