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Satellite data reveal major loss in volume of Arctic sea-ice since 2003

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autumn and 9% in the winter between 2003 and 2012, an. The researchers used new data from the European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 satellite spanning 2010 to 2012, and data from NASA’s ICESat satellite from 2003 to 2008 to estimate the volume of sea ice in the Arctic. But from 2010 to 2012, the. an accepted article.

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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

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Similar mismatches in supply and demand contributed to massive cascading blackouts in August 2003 in the northeastern United States and Canada, in July 2012 in India , and in March 2019 in Venezuela. The brown line shows the uncoordinated load from 1,000 electric water heaters for reference. kilowatt-hours.

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Taking the Measure of the Earthquake That Destroyed Tokyo

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The violent vertical thrusts of the quake ruptured gas lines and water mains. It has to be manually reset after water mains and gas lines have been checked and, if necessary, repaired. An abridged version of this article appears in the September 2023 print issue as “The Earthquake That Was Too Big to Measure.”

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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

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At present, the main issue being reported on is that there has been corrosion of the water injection system, which is used to keep pressure in the reservoir. The current reports are not really worrying, as corrosion control in a water injection system is only a technical challenge. The challenges for this field are still immense.

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Researchers develop microwave-driven, energy-efficient process for magnesium production

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Mtons in 2012; the Chinese produce their magnesium in batch using the Pidgeon process. The hot reaction zone is either gas-fired, coal-fired, or electrically heated in a furnace; the condensing section is water-cooled. GJ/t, corresponding to a 68.6% reduction when compared to the conventional method.

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Study of 7 years of production data supports billion-ton biofuels feedstock estimate

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An article on environmental mapping of biomass resources in the continental United States will also be published in that issue. For example, researchers were able to gather data about how potential biofuels crops reacted to the 2012 national drought and how they recovered in subsequent years in some instances. —Vance Owens.

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E-Waste is a Cybersecurity Problem, Too

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If they get back into the land and water, it has very negative effects on the health of our vegetation, our animals, and our people. Really in 2012 I started speaking to companies about the need to “shred” data the way they shred sensitive papers, they looked at us like we were green Martians. Comparatively.

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