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Flowchart to choose priority areas for urban forest management.
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Confronting Water Use and Heat Exposure in Urban Sustainability 

by Donald Wuebbles 6 March 20237 June 2023

A framework is proposed for urban forest management to mitigate heat exposure, lessen drought issues, and conserve water use for urban heat mitigation and resilience in environmentally stressed cities. 

Un rayo aparece en medio de nubes de cenizas y vapor que están saliendo de volcán a la atmósfera sobre el océano.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Monitoreando el agua en la columna eruptiva masiva del volcán de Tonga

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 15 November 202230 November 2022

La reciente erupción del volcán Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai arrojó aerosoles de sulfatos y una cantidad nunca antes vista de vapor de agua a la estratosfera.

A lightning bolt appears amid clouds of ash and steam that are billowing from a volcano high into the atmosphere over the ocean.
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Tracking Water in the Tongan Volcano’s Massive Eruption Plume

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 24 October 202230 November 2022

The recent eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai volcano blasted sulfate aerosols and a record-breaking amount of water vapor into the stratosphere.

Six photomicrographs
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Abiotic Life and Energy on Water-Rich Rocky Celestial Bodies

by Susanne Straub 22 September 202222 September 2022

The discovery of tiny crystals of the iron-rich hydroxychloride kuliginite in New Caledonia provides new insights into the hydrogen production from mantle rocks and saline water.

Satellite image of ancient lava flows on Mars
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This One Simple Trick Helps Us Understand How Much Water Is in Martian Lavas

Erik Klemetti, Science Writer by Erik Klemetti 24 August 202216 September 2022

Understanding how much water is in Martian magma is vital for understanding whether the Red Planet had seas in its early history.

A gold-colored spacecraft with large solar panels flies in front of Mars.
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Zhurong Rover Spots Evidence of Recent Liquid Water on Mars

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 14 June 20225 January 2023

The Chinese rover identified hydrated minerals—likely associated with groundwater—in sediments dating to the Red Planet’s most recent geologic period.

On the left: a view of Pluto, as imaged by the New Horizons spacecraft. On the right: a close-up of an undulating region believed to have been formed by volcanoes that erupted icy material.
Posted inNews

Pluto’s Surface Was Recently Sculpted by Icy Volcanism

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 2 May 202217 February 2023

Geologically young regions of Pluto’s southern hemisphere were likely resurfaced by cryovolcanism, data from the New Horizons spacecraft reveal.

Carpentaria湾上方的GRACE-FO卫星
Posted inResearch Spotlights

卫星激光揭示地球水运动的变化

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 27 April 202227 April 2022

GRACE-FO卫星上基于激光的仪器可以扩展到其他地球物理应用,用来收集地球系统中月内时间尺度上的质量变化的数据。

A volcanic eruption spews molten rock into the sky.
Posted inNews

Magma Lingers at Different Depths on the Basis of Its Water Content

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 4 April 202225 April 2022

The discovery, gleaned from observations of volcanoes on four continents, could help constrain models of volcanic eruptions.

The Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Satellites’ Lasers Reveal Changes in Earth’s Water Movement

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 22 March 202227 April 2022

The laser-based instruments aboard the GRACE-FO satellites may be extended to other geophysical applications to collect data on other submonthly mass changes in Earth’s system.

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