Tag: News Release
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Join NCAR solar scientists in Utah to watch the Oct. 14 annular eclipse
Scientists from the High Altitude Observatory will be onsite at Hovenweep National Monument
- Sun + Space Weather
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Monitoring African copper and cobalt mining emissions from space
Emissions associated with mining operations in Africa’s Copperbelt can be quantified from space, according to new research. Mining for copper and cobalt in Africa has rapidly increased, the latter in response to growing global demand for electric vehicles, laptops, smartphones, and other devices that rely on lithium-ion batteries, the vast majority of which contain cobalt.
- Air Quality
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Simultaneous large wildfires will increase in Western U.S.
Simultaneous outbreaks of large wildfires will become more frequent in the West, putting major strains on efforts to fight the blazes.
- Climate
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NASA funds NCAR solar mission
An NCAR-led project, CMEx, will attempt to understand the magnetic nature of solar eruptions and identify the magnetic sources of the solar wind.
- Sun + Space Weather
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NCAR experimental prediction system calls for a super El Niño this winter
Current El Niño conditions are likely to develop into one of the strongest events on record — comparable to the major El Niño of 1997-98 — according to an experimental prediction system developed for research purposes.
- Climate,
- Weather