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On the heels of a Northeastern rainstorm that flooded towns on Long Island and claimed at least two lives in Connecticut, teams of scientists, engineers, and representatives of local power and transportation utilities met to discuss the increasing frequency of severe weather and its impacts on crucial infrastructure.

Scientists using high-resolution aerial scans and computational modeling

computational modeling

The use of computers to simulate and study complex systems using mathematics, physics, and computer science.

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concluded that wildfires, storms and selective logging have become key drivers behind rainforest carbon emissions, outpacing clear-cutting practices.

One of the most promising strategies being investigated to mitigate emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2)

carbon dioxide (CO2)

An important heat-trapping gas, also known as a greenhouse gas, that comes from the extraction and burning of fossil fuels (such as coal, oil, and natural gas), from wildfires, and natural processes like volcanic eruptions.

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— a byproduct of electricity and heat production, transportation, and other industries — is the process of electrochemical

electrochemical

A discipline of chemistry concerned with the interconversion of electrical and chemical energy.

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reduction.

Understanding global monsoons

monsoon

The seasonal reversal in atmospheric low-level circulations, particularly the surface winds and associated precipitation, resulting in a pattern of wet summers and dry winters.

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(GM) and projecting future changes relies heavily on climate models. However, climate models generally show pronounced biases in GM simulations, and the reasons for this remain unclear.

Each year, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy

renewable energy

Renewable energy comes from unlimited, naturally replenished resources, such as the sun, tides, and wind. Renewable energy can be used for electricity generation, space and water heating and cooling, and transportation.

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Laboratory (NREL) hosts hundreds of interns nationwide to support its renewable energy mission. Although internships are available year-round, summer 2024 saw over 500 interns at the lab.

A total of 165 students will spend next summer learning, networking, and conducting scientific research at seven of the nation’s national laboratories via funding from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) initiative.

Leaders from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand collaborations on hydrogen and low-carbon energy technology.

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Argonne to spearhead the Energy Storage Research Alliance (ESRA). This energy innovation hub unites top researchers from three national labs and 12 universities to address pressing battery challenges.

When it comes to internships, what could be better than making the world a better place? Over 1,700 interns and research associates at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are doing just that, advancing scientific research and accelerating technology development.

The Earth has two oceans: one is the vast salty seas covering 70% of the planet, and the other is the atmosphere, where clouds reveal the continuous water cycle of vapor, liquid, and ice. All the clouds rolling and folding above us contain a big fraction of the atmosphere’s water. So, it is useful to ask how clouds are made.

For longevity in the realm of atmospheric science, look no further than the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) intercomparison case, also known as ARM97 – Deep Cumulus Convection.

convection

The rising of warm air and the sinking of cool air. Convection can cause local breezes, winds, and thunderstorms.

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This single-column model (SCM) intercomparison of cumulus convection developing over land, formulated in 1999, is based on field data from the summer of 1997.

Artificial photosynthesis could one day harness energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide, nitrogen,

nitrogen

Nitrogen, represented by the symbol N and atomic number 7, is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that constitutes approximately 78% of Earth's atmosphere. It is vital for all life forms, as it is a fundamental part of amino acids, proteins, and DNA.

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and water into liquid fuels to power your car, and enable a process for creating chemicals and fertilizers that is better for the environment.