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Science
Months after Marshall Fire, residents returning to Colorado struggle with health and air quality
Researchers test the air quality inside the surviving homes. Credit: University of Colorado Boulder Six months after the Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Boulder County, Colorado, more than half of the area’s surviving home residents are suffering from headaches, sore throats and a strange taste in their mouths. reported physical symptoms, which were attributed to poverty. A…
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Earth
Record-low Antarctic sea ice can be explained by wind patterns and predicted months in advance
Sea ice off the coast of West Antarctica photographed from a research vessel in October 2018. A new study explains and predicts the recent decline in winter sea ice around Antarctica. Credit: Hannah Dawson/University of Washington Amid all the changes in Earth’s climate, the stormy Southern Ocean sea ice surrounding Antarctica has long been a strange exception. Despite rising global…
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Earth
New model can predict ocean heatwaves and extreme ocean acidity months in advance
Prediction skill of MHW, OAX(Ωa), OAX((H+)). Credit: Nature Geoscience (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41561-024-01593-0 In the 21st century, the Earth’s oceans are becoming warmer and more acidic. This change occurs slowly over the long term, but can also cause short-term local spikes. These events are like heat waves or days of poor air quality that we experience on land, but only under…
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Space & Cosmos
NASA astronauts have not said which of them fell ill after nearly eight months in space.
The SpaceX crew of the Dragon spacecraft, from left, astronaut Alexander Grebenkin, pilot Michael Barratt, commander Matthew Dominick, and mission specialist Janet Epps, on Sunday, February 25, at Kennedy Space in Cape Canaveral, Florida. After arriving at the center, we will gather for a photo. , 2024. Credit: AP Photo/John Raoux, File Three NASA astronauts whose long missions on the…
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Space & Cosmos
Chinese space station crew returns after 6 months in orbit
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Three Chinese crew members returned to Earth early Monday after staying at the Tiangong space station for more than six months, state news agency Xinhua said. Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangshou were all in “good health” after landing in the return capsule of the spacecraft Shenzhou at the Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia,…
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Space & Cosmos
A temporary ‘mini-moon’ will appear on Earth for two months
On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, a supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse will rise over Lake Michigan in Chicago. Credit: AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File Earth’s moon will soon have a companion called a “minimoon.” This mini-moon is actually an asteroid the size of a school bus, standing 10 meters (33 feet) high. When it passes close to Earth on Sunday,…
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