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Upward lightning is uncommon, but more common types of lightning can make it more likely to occur.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Upward Lightning Takes Its Cue from Nearby Lightning Events

by Elizabeth Thompson 9 April 202117 August 2022

Lightning in a thunderstorm changes the electromagnetic field in a way that sparks upward lightning from tall structures.

An African American woman wears a mask over the lower part of her face.
Posted inNews

Some Communities Feel the Effects of Air Pollution More Than Others

by Sarah Derouin 20 November 201917 August 2022

A new study compares exposure to power plant emissions among communities based on race, income, and geography. Black Americans are most at risk.

Close up view of the head of a statue of Alexander von Humboldt in Berlin, Germany
Posted inOpinions

The Scientist Who Connected It All

by T. W. Becker and Claudio Faccenna 11 September 20195 October 2021

Approaching the 250th anniversary of Alexander von Humboldt’s birth, we look back at the life and legacy of “the most scientific man of his age.”

A multicolored coral reef with blue settlement tiles pinned to it
Posted inNews

Tropical Corals Are Migrating Away from Warming Waters

by R. Crowell 23 August 20199 November 2022

In the first global assessment of its kind, researchers discovered that coral recruitment is declining globally and throughout the tropics while increasing in the subtropics.

First-grade teacher Sheri Bittle (above) uses her phone amid the rubble of her classroom destroyed by a 21 May 2013 tornado in Moore, Okla.
Posted inNews

Algorithm Discerns Where Tweets Came from to Track Disasters

by Katherine Kornei 17 July 201719 January 2023

New pilot system that analyzed more than 35 million flood-related Twitter posts to determine their geographic origin might help first responders locate and react more quickly to calamities.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Glacial Meltwater Features Depend on Glacier Type and Location

by Sarah Stanley 21 March 20165 October 2022

With climate change, some glaciers will melt faster than others, altering the proportions of nutrients in meltwater and changing downstream ecosystems.

Posted inScience Updates

Teaching the Integration of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences

by J. Boehnert, J. G. Dobson and O. Wilhelmi 25 February 20169 November 2022

Atmospheric scientists spent a decade incorporating geographic information systems into their research and operations. Now it is time to incorporate GIS into atmospheric science education.

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