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Bolstering Public Health Fears, Harvard Study Finds Elevated Airborne Radiation Levels Downwind of US Fracking Sites

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Oct 14, 2020   Featured, Health, Politics  

Bolstering Public Health Fears, Harvard Study Finds Elevated Airborne Radiation Levels Downwind of US Fracking Sites

  A study released Tuesday by a team of scientists from Harvard University found that airborne radiation levels downwind of U.S. fracking sites are significantly elevated compared to background levels, providing further evidence that the drilling practice poses a threat to public health as well as the climate. Published in the journal Nature Communications, the study detected the largest […]

Bacteria Feeding on Arctic Algae Blooms can Seed Clouds

By Nanci Bompey American Geophysical Institute on Aug 30, 2019   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Bacteria Feeding on Arctic Algae Blooms can Seed Clouds

Photo: This is a 2009 phytoplankton bloom in the Bering Sea. Cloud seed bacteria may feed on phytoplankton. CREDIT: NASA, Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center WASHINGTON – New research finds Arctic Ocean currents and storms are moving bacteria from ocean algae blooms into the atmosphere where the particles help clouds […]

Seismic ‘Streams’ May Reveal Volcanic Secrets

By Fritz Freudenberger | Geophysical Institute on Dec 17, 2018   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Seismic ‘Streams’ May Reveal Volcanic Secrets

A volcano is like a stream. It might sound like a Zen proverb, but it’s a useful comparison for University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute graduate student Julia Gestrich. Scientists can use stream flow to understand volcano ash plumes, Gestrich explained while presenting her research at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C., […]

Scientists Plan Study of Northern Cities’ Air Quality

By Josh Hartman | Geophysical Institute on May 29, 2018   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Scientists Plan Study of Northern Cities’ Air Quality

Atmospheric scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have launched an effort to better understand urban air quality problems in northern cities. During the next few years, Bill Simpson and Jingqiu Mao of UAF’s Geophysical Institute hope to join international researchers on a large-scale field study to understand the chemistry behind air pollutants in Arctic […]

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