These Satellites See Through the Clouds to Track Flooding
Remote sensing systems can struggle to spot high waters, especially in stormy weather or at night. Synthetic aperture radar offers a shot in the dark. ..
Remote sensing systems can struggle to spot high waters, especially in stormy weather or at night. Synthetic aperture radar offers a shot in the dark. ..
Climate change and natural variability are making this a year of big weather events—so get ready for more heat waves, droughts, and hurricanes. ..
Hurricanes, heat, fires, smoke, drought. Is it time to stop making the hottest part of the year seem cool? ..
Researchers say that the rising number of space launches around the world will warm parts of the atmosphere and thin the ozone layer. ..
Glaciers offer unparalleled insight into the world’s climate. But as they melt, the data they offer is less useful—and more dangerous to collect. ..
As climate change deals a blow to coastal habitats, coho salmon are disappearing from California’s Russian River. Can conservation hatcheries save them? ..
A new book by researcher Ben Abraham charts gaming’s path to carbon neutrality. ..
A dispatch from the Amazon: A beloved leader was the first Indigenous person in Brazil to die of Covid—a loss entwined with her people’s fight for sovereignty. ..
Startups like Solid Power are beginning to roll out solid-state batteries that meet the needs of EVs. But hurdles remain for manufacturing them at scale. ..
A new generation of reactors promises a nuclear energy renaissance, but critics say the US needs to figure out what to do about its radioactive garbage ..