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Map showing sample locations and a photo of an oil platform in the ocean.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Remote Sensors See NO2 ‘Hot Spots’ from Offshore Oil Activity

by Jonathan H. Jiang 23 March 202321 March 2023

Satellites can see NO2 pollution from space, but can they detect individual oil and natural gas operations, and are the measurements accurate?

Sediment cores in vertical tubes sitting on a ship deck. Two people crouch next to cores.
Posted inNews

Seafloor Plastic Pollution Is Not Going Anywhere

by Sofia Moutinho 14 February 202314 February 2023

The amount of microplastics at the bottom of the Mediterranean is growing as global production increases and plastic breakdown is halted.

Illustration of a forest on the left side beneath a dark, starry sky that transitions to a cityscape on the right side, with bright lighting
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Starry Nights Are Disappearing

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 10 February 2023

Stars dim as the sky gets brighter, a result of expanding cities and bright LEDs. Simple low-tech changes can help preserve dark night skies.

Una pila de carbón sin procesar es fotografía desde arriba. La imagen está en tonos grises y negros y está más iluminada en el centro que en las orillas.
Posted inNews

Sedimentos lacustres registran el legado del carbón de Carolina del Norte

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 8 February 20238 February 2023

Los lagos contaminados con cenizas de carbón se encuentran en áreas residenciales y recreativas, provocando preocupaciones por la salud de los residentes locales y los ecosistemas.

Four graphs from the paper.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Playing Bricks with Neural Networks to Learn Sorption Processes

by Xavier Sanchez-Vila 19 January 202318 January 2023

Designated neural network modules are combined to mimic numerically-discretized diffusion-sorption equations, which allows learning “missing pieces” in system understanding and their uncertainties.

Photo of skyscrapers along a waterfront
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Even at the Bottom of the World, the Ocean Is Belching Plastic

by Bill Morris 17 January 202331 January 2023

Plastic fills the air above Auckland, New Zealand.

Vista de satélite de Hong Kong y el mar adyacente. La ciudad se asienta principalmente en los valles de la zona y cercana a las costas, mientras que las montañas presentan pocas manchas urbanas.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mapeando estimaciones de la contaminación a nivel de calle para encontrar rutas más seguras

by Morgan Rehnberg 20 December 202220 December 2022

Un nuevo enfoque de alta resolución que combina múltiples tipos de datos detección remota de la contaminación permitió a investigadores desarrollar una aplicación que mapea las rutas más saludables para los transeúntes urbanos.

People in orange work suits crouch next to small clear cylinders with brown material inside.
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In the Deepest Ocean Reaches, a Potent Pollutant Comes to Rest

by Sean Cummings 9 December 20222 March 2023

Surprising amounts of mercury settling into deep-sea trenches may provide a fuller picture of the metal’s path through the environment, but pulling it to the surface is no easy feat.

香港的卫星影像
Posted inResearch Spotlights

通过街道污染估计图选择更健康的通行路线

by Morgan Rehnberg 1 December 20221 December 2022

研究人员采用一种新的高分辨率方法结合多种类型的遥感污染数据,开发出一款应用程序,可为城市通勤者绘制最健康的路线。

Satellite view of Hong Kong
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mapping Street-Level Pollution Estimates to Reveal Safer Routes

by Morgan Rehnberg 28 November 202220 December 2022

A new high-resolution approach combining multiple types of remotely sensed pollution data allowed researchers to develop an app that maps the healthiest routes for urban commuters.

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