The rapid growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) has brought tremendous opportunities to advance knowledge in earth science, most prominently by enabling…
Stratospheric clouds above the Arctic, like those seen here over Kiruna, Sweden, provide ideal conditions for chemical reactions that transform chlorine to a form that…
University of Maryland researchers will lead a five-year, $10 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to…
Ellen D. Williams, a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Physics and the Institute for Physical Science and Technology at the University of Maryland,…
Using the most advanced Earth-observing laser instrument NASA has ever flown in space, scientists have made precise, detailed measurements of how the elevation of the…
An international team led by researchers at the University of Maryland and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has created the most high-resolution maps to…
UMD geologist contributes to analysis that suggests current climate models can accurately predict climate warming several decades into the future
There is no doubt that Earth is getting warmer. At the same time, many locations experience dramatic weather and climate variations every year. Heat waves, intense…