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Maine artist and science communicator Jill Pelto will lead a presentation called “Data Reflections: Interpreting Science Through Art” in an online webinar hosted by Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, May 3, at 12 p.m. “Art is a powerful tool,...
This year’s University of Maine Presidential Awards recognize outstanding achievement in teaching in Earth and climate sciences, research in the biophysics of flow-related biological and physiological functions in humans and animals, and impactful community engagement in nursing, particularly during the past two years of the pandemic. Karl Kreutz, director and professor of the School of […]
The big dust storms of Middle-Eastern deserts transported to the Arabian Sea might improve rainfall over South Asia, particularly throughout extreme drought episodes over India. According to a study by researchers at the IIT Bhubaneswar, deserts are the Middle-Eastern regions that receive the least amount of rainfall among all biomes, however, they are known to modulate global
However, recent studies have shown a decline in the desert dust over India due to increased pre-monsoon rains over the North-western parts of India, potentially due to regional effect of climate change, he added.The researchers noted that human activities with associated emissions will continue to rise due to the countrys economic development.Increased dust over the middle eastern deserts transported over the Arabian Sea increases short period rainfall over India, they said.