Krishna Ramanujan

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Cornell Partners With Industry to Better Assess Drought Risk

2 weeks ago | m.farms.com | Krishna Ramanujan

By Krishna RamanujanThe severity of wildfires that devastated Los Angeles in January were due to a perfect storm of months of dry weather combined with extreme Santa Ana winds. For companies that advise both insurers and the insured on the risks of drought and potential effects of water shortages on business operations, having knowledge of climate factors that lead to risks and losses is essential.
Cornell partners with industry to better assess drought risk

2 weeks ago | news.cornell.edu | Krishna Ramanujan

The severity of wildfires that devastated Los Angeles in January were due to a perfect storm of months of dry weather combined with extreme Santa Ana winds. For companies that advise both insurers and the insured on the risks of drought and potential effects of water shortages on business operations, having knowledge of climate factors that lead to risks and losses is essential.
Tree rings track atmospheric mercury cheaply

2 weeks ago | news.cornell.edu | Krishna Ramanujan

Wild fig tree rings offer a cheap method for tracking toxic atmospheric mercury, a byproduct of gold mining in the Global South, according to a study conducted in the Peruvian Amazon and published April 8 in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science. Computer models suggest that atmospheric mercury can potentially travel across the globe, to be deposited back in landscapes, though more study is needed to verify how far it spreads.
Southern Ocean warming will mean a wetter West Coast

2 weeks ago | phys.org | Krishna Ramanujan

As global temperatures warm, the Southern Ocean—between Antarctica and other continents—will eventually release heat absorbed from the atmosphere, leading to projected long-term increases in precipitation over East Asia and the Western U.S., regardless of climate mitigation efforts.
Southern Ocean warming will mean a wetter West Coast

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Krishna Ramanujan

3 hours agoIn New England, Canadian hydropower has slowed to an ominous trickleWhether due to drought, prices, or politics, the weekslong disappearance of Canadian hydropower from New England’s grid exposes risks for the …6 hours agoDying for a glass of wine? South African farm workers fight EU’s ‘toxic trade’ in pesticidesPesticides deemed too dangerous for Europe continue to be made here and exported. South Africa’s farm workers have had enough. Dina Ndelini had been …
Southern Ocean warming leads to wetter East Asia, Western US

3 weeks ago | news.cornell.edu | Krishna Ramanujan

As global temperatures warm, the Southern Ocean – between Antarctica and other continents – will eventually release heat absorbed from the atmosphere, leading to projected long-term increases in precipitation over East Asia and the Western U.S., regardless of climate mitigation efforts. These teleconnections between the tropical Pacific and far-flung areas are reported in a Cornell-led computer-model study published April 2 in Nature Geosciences.
A Simple Blood Test Could Detect the Most Common Cancer in Young Men

3 weeks ago | scitechdaily.com | Krishna Ramanujan

Cornell scientists identified miRNAs specific to testicular cancer that could enable early, non-invasive detection and serve as future therapeutic targets. Researchers have validated a specific cluster of microRNAs (miRNAs) as reliable biomarkers for detecting malignant testicular germ cell tumors, the most common solid tumors in young men.
Ecologist Jed Sparks elected AAAS Fellow

4 weeks ago | news.cornell.edu | Krishna Ramanujan

A current Cornell faculty member and an incoming professor have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world’s largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals. The 2024 class includes 471 scientists, engineers and innovators across 24 AAAS disciplinary sections. The new fellows will receive a certificate and a gold and blue rosette pin to commemorate their election.
Biomarker for most common cancer in young men confirmed

1 month ago | medicalxpress.com | Krishna Ramanujan

Cornell researchers have confirmed that a previously identified biomarker for detecting the presence of malignant testicular germ cell tumors—the most common solid cancers in young men—has the potential to improve patient outcomes through early detection, possibly even prenatally.
Experts investigate cause of massive honeybee colony die-offs

1 month ago | phys.org | Krishna Ramanujan

Cornell University bee experts are analyzing samples of bees and related material to help identify the cause of unprecedented managed honey bee losses this winter.