Interactive infographic comparing old and new climate data analyses created by NOAA. The new analyses removed the so-called post-1998 "warming hiatus." Created in Tableau.
Global warming ‘hiatus’ just an artifact, study finds
Science News, June 2015One of the biggest mysteries of modern climate science may never have really existed, updated climate analyses suggest.
Includes an interactive graph I made in Tableau comparing the new and old climate data analyses.
Eruptions create new islands in the Red Sea
Science News, June 2015Update your maps: Two new islands have popped up in the strip of ocean between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Titanic typhoons are in the forecast
Science News, May 2015Warming waters will boost the destructiveness of future typhoons, new research predicts.
Adapted for Science News for Students.
Everest could lose most of its ice by 2100
Science News, May 2015Glaciers around the tallest mountain in the world may reach a historic new low relatively soon.
Next icy era may be on hold
Science News, May 2015The next big chill may be overdue. If humans hadn’t boosted levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, Earth’s next frosty bout of glacial growth probably would have already started, new research suggests.
Adapted for Science News for Students.
Once-stable Antarctic glaciers are now melting rapidly
Science News, May 2015A once-steadfast group of Antarctic glaciers has nosedived into rapid decline.
Asteroids boiled young Earth’s oceans, remnant rocks suggest
Science News, May 2015Asteroid impacts around 3.3 billion years ago may have created hell on Earth.
Adapted for Science News for Students.
Another strong quake strikes Nepal
Science News, May 2015A magnitude 7.3 earthquake rattled eastern Nepal near Mount Everest on May 12, hitting just 17 days after one that killed more than 8,000 people in the region. The latest quake is the largest aftershock to date of the April 25 Nepal earthquake, which struck around 150 kilometers to the west, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.
Flood planners should not forget beavers
Science News, May 2015Busy beavers can curtail rising floodwaters, new research shows. The work suggests that beaver dams can provide natural flood protection and that officials should consider encouraging beaver construction projects as part of flood prevention plans, the researchers say.