MessageToEagle.com – Atmospheric rivers—those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the sky that bring heavy rain and storms to the U.S. West Coast and many other regions—are
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Toxic trace elements such as lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium naturally occur in small quantities in coastal seas. However, human activities, such
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – University of Maryland scientists uncovered evidence of an ancient seafloor that sank deep into Earth during the age of dinosaurs, challenging existing
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed inside extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – The Hunga Tonga underwater volcano was one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history, and now, two years later, new research from
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Mount Everest is 15 to 50 meters taller due to uplift from a nearby eroding river gorge and continues to grow, according
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Researchers solve a marine mystery by tying ocean biomarker to pollution levels. Members of a Dartmouth expedition climb to 14,000 feet on
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Burying wood in the right environmental conditions can stop its decomposition and help curb carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study.
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – In spring, stretches of Antarctic sea ice melt to form pockets of open water called polynyas, which make perfect homes for phytoplankton.
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Iron is a micronutrient indispensable for life, enabling processes such as respiration, photosynthesis, and DNA synthesis. Phytoplankton is the base of several
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – A new study shows that data from Deep Argo floats and historical research vessel data reveal parts of the global deep ocean
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – The global ocean, a major heat reservoir, absorbs over 90% of excess energy from anthropogenic warming. In the last century, significant ocean
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Some of the most dramatic climatic events in Earth’s history are “Snowball Earth” events from hundreds of millions of years ago, when nearly
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – When a volcano is about to erupt, the surrounding land puffs up like a squeezed balloon. The technical term is “transient deformation,”
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Precipitation can both benefit and harm human life. It provides water for rivers and fields but can also cause floods, landslides, and
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Climate change is accelerating the melting of ice in Greenland at an alarming rate, with serious implications not only for the Arctic, but
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, with thousands of small
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – As Utah’s Great Salt Lake shrinks, exposing more of its playa, concerns grow about the dust the dry lakebed emits. However, scientists
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Special features of the Arctic climate, such as the strong reflection of the sun’s rays off the light snow or the sun’s
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Gold nuggets, prized for their rarity and beauty, have been at the heart of gold rushes for centuries. Credit: Dr. Chris Voisey
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – At the end of the Paleocene and beginning of the Eocene epochs, between 59 to 51 million years ago, Earth experienced dramatic
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Tectonic plate interactions can elevate or depress Earth’s surface, creating notable features like the Andes and Himalayas. These forces sculpt the Earth’s
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – From the last ice age until around 6000 years ago, the region now known as the Sahara Desert was a lush, green
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – The Colorado River system supplies water for various uses in seven U. S. states and Mexico. However, since 2000, actual streamflow has
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Why do ‘stable’ continental areas rise to form major topographic features? Scientists from the University of Southampton scientists have solved this puzzling
