Julie Swatson

Waterloo

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2021’s Hurricane Ida Could Have Been Even Worse for NYC

6 days ago | enn.com | Julie Swatson

Details 02 June 2025 Typography Font Size Default Reading Mode During the final week of summer in 2021, Hurricane Ida emerged from the Gulf of Mexico, turned almost directly northeast and swept through the South en route to Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. During the final week of summer in 2021, Hurricane Ida emerged from the Gulf of Mexico, turned almost directly northeast and swept through the South en route to Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Fueled...
When Lightning Strikes: Gamma-Ray Burst Unleashed by Lightning Collision

6 days ago | enn.com | Julie Swatson

Details 02 June 2025 Typography Font Size Default Reading Mode New research led by The University of Osaka reports a multi-sensor observation of an intense gamma-ray flash associated with the collision of two lightning paths. New research led by The University of Osaka reports a multi-sensor observation of an intense gamma-ray flash associated with the collision of two lightning paths. Lightning is a phenomenon that has fascinated humanity since time immemorial, providing a stark example of...
Waste to Foundation: Transforming Construction Waste into High-Performance Material

6 days ago | enn.com | Julie Swatson

Details 02 June 2025 Typography Font Size Default Reading Mode Breakthrough geopolymer technology turns recycled glass and construction waste into a durable and green construction material Breakthrough geopolymer technology turns recycled glass and construction waste into a durable and green construction material In a major advancement for sustainable construction, Japanese scientists have created a cement-free soil solidifier from industrial waste. By combining Siding Cut Powder and...
Rising Soil Nitrous Acid Emissions, Driven by Climate Change and Fertilization, Accelerate Global Ozone Pollution

6 days ago | enn.com | Julie Swatson

Details 02 June 2025 Typography Font Size Default Reading Mode Ozone pollution is a global environmental concern that not only threatens human health and crop production, but also worsens global warming. Ozone pollution is a global environmental concern that not only threatens human health and crop production, but also worsens global warming. While the formation of ozone is often attributed to anthropogenic pollutants, soil emissions are revealed to be another important source. The Hong Kong...
Mid-Air Transformation Helps Flying, Rolling Robot to Transition Smoothly

1 week ago | enn.com | Julie Swatson

Details 29 May 2025 Typography Font Size Default Reading Mode Specialized robots that can both fly and drive typically touch down on land before attempting to transform and drive away. Specialized robots that can both fly and drive typically touch down on land before attempting to transform and drive away. But when the landing terrain is rough, these robots sometimes get stuck and are unable to continue operating. Now a team of Caltech engineers has developed a real-life Transformer that has...
To Cope With Extreme Heat, Clownfish Shrink

1 week ago | enn.com | Julie Swatson

Details 29 May 2025 Typography Font Size Default Reading Mode During a severe heat wave in 2023, scientists scuba diving off the coast of Papua New Guinea captured clownfish to measure their bodies. During a severe heat wave in 2023, scientists scuba diving off the coast of Papua New Guinea captured clownfish to measure their bodies. Between February and August, they calculated the length of 134 of these iconic, orange and white fish once a month, taking a total of six measurements for each...
New Study Analyzes Air Quality Impacts of Wildfire Smoke

1 week ago | enn.com | Julie Swatson

Details 29 May 2025 Typography Font Size Default Reading Mode The comprehensive research examined air quality in Reno, Nevada during 106 wildfires to illuminate the atmospheric and public health impacts of smoke. The comprehensive research examined air quality in Reno, Nevada during 106 wildfires to illuminate the atmospheric and public health impacts of smoke. With wildfires increasing in frequency, severity, and size in the Western U.S., researchers are determined to better understand how...
Coastal Alaska Wolves Exposed to High Mercury Concentrations From Eating Sea Otters: Research

1 week ago | enn.com | Julie Swatson

Details 29 May 2025 Typography Font Size Default Reading Mode UCalgary ecotoxicology expert Ben Barst contributes to study of marine food’s impact on predators. UCalgary ecotoxicology expert Ben Barst contributes to study of marine food’s impact on predators. In late 2020, a female coastal wolf collared for a study on predation patterns unexpectedly died in southeastern Alaska. The wolf, No. 202006, was only four years old. “We spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out the cause of her...
Months in the Midnight Sun

1 week ago | enn.com | Julie Swatson

Details 27 May 2025 Typography Font Size Default Reading Mode In early May 2025, residents of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, were acclimating to the arrival of an exceptionally long stretch of daylight. In early May 2025, residents of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, were acclimating to the arrival of an exceptionally long stretch of daylight. In the northernmost city in the United States, the Sun won’t dip below the horizon between May 10 and August 2—a whopping 84 days. This pair of images shows how the Arctic...
Is the Ocean Getting Darker?

1 week ago | enn.com | Julie Swatson

Details 27 May 2025 Typography Font Size Default Reading Mode New research found 21% of the global ocean experienced a reduction in the depth of its photic zones, home to 90% of all marine life. New research found 21% of the global ocean experienced a reduction in the depth of its photic zones, home to 90% of all marine life. More than one-fifth of the global ocean – an area spanning more than 75million sq km – has been the subject of ocean darkening over the past two decades, according to...