Doyle Rice
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McLean, VA, United States
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Recent articles by Doyle:
Recent global warming has wiped out 6,500 years of cooling, study says
Over the past 150 years, human-caused global warming has erased the natural global cooling that occurred over the previous 6,500 years. → Read More
Study finds asteroid impact, not volcanoes, made the Earth uninhabitable for dinosaurs: 'Only plausible explanation'
A new study found what happened to the Earth's dinosaurs. An asteroid strike blocking out the sun for years and causing permanent winters was cause. → Read More
Another dust storm from the Sahara to hit the U.S. this week
If you missed out on the first round of Saharan dust that coated parts of the southern U.S. last week, you'll get another chance this week. → Read More
The Sahara dust storm has reached the US mainland. Here's what it looks like.
A huge plume of dust and sand, blown by the wind from the Sahara Desert, has finally reached the U.S. mainland. → Read More
'Nearby' star may have three Super-Earths
A nearby star hosts one of the closest multi-planet systems to Earth, researchers report in a new study published Thursday. → Read More
Forget acid rain. Plastic rain is now falling across the U.S.
Researchers say that more than 1,000 tons of tiny plastic microparticles falls upon the western U.S. each year. → Read More
May 2020 tied for Earth's hottest May on record, federal scientists report
May 2020 was 1.71 degrees above average globally, NOAA said. Climate records go back to 1880. → Read More
More 'fast radio bursts' have been detected from a distant galaxy. This one has a repeating pattern.
For only the second time ever, scientists have detected a radio signal from a distant galaxy that repeats at regular intervals. → Read More
Hurricane season off to historically fast start: What does that mean for the rest of the year?
With Tropical Storm Cristobal's landfall along the Gulf Coast on Sunday, the 2020 hurricane season is off to a historically fast start. → Read More
SpaceX rocket launch is at a '50% go' for Saturday due to more bad weather
The weather may once again not cooperate Saturday afternoon for the rescheduled launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on board. → Read More
Busy hurricane season expected, NOAA says, with up to 19 named storms possible
NOAA is predicting a busy hurricane season for the Atlantic Basin and is expecting six to 10 hurricanes to form. Last year, 18 named storms formed. → Read More
Coronavirus lockdowns have caused a whopping 17% drop in global carbon emissions
The COVID-19 lockdown has had an “extreme” effect on carbon emissions, causing a 17% drop globally during peak confinement measures in early April. → Read More
Global warming is making hurricanes stronger, study says
Human-caused global warming has strengthened the wind speeds of hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones around the globe, a new study released Monday said. → Read More
Arthur would be yet another early tropical storm: Does hurricane season officially start too late?
Tropical Storm Arthur is likely to form over the next few days, even though hurricane season doesn't officially start until June. → Read More
Africa's largest group of human fossil footprints discovered in Tanzania
Thousands of years ago, a group of 17 people took a walk through the mud in eastern Africa. Amazingly, their footprints are still there today. → Read More
Forget murder hornets. Here come giant gypsy moths from Asia.
Forget murder hornets. Now we've got giant Asian gypsy moths to worry about. And they could cause widespread damage, experts say. → Read More
First tropical storm of hurricane season may develop near Florida, Bahamas by this weekend
Weeks ahead of schedule, the season's first tropical system could develop near Florida and the Bahamas this weekend, forecasters say. → Read More
Jupiter glows like a jack-o'-lantern in new images that reveal secrets about the Great Red Spot
We're learning more about the gigantic storms of the solar system's largest planet, Jupiter, through the eyes of three NASA instruments. → Read More
Unsuitable for 'human life to flourish': Up to 3B will live in extreme heat by 2070, study warns
By 2070, up to 3 billion people are likely to live in climate conditions that are "warmer than conditions deemed suitable for human life to flourish." → Read More
'Unprecedented' Arctic ozone hole closed, but not because of coronavirus, scientists say
This spring, an "unprecedented" ozone hole formed over the Arctic thanks to an unusually strong polar vortex. Now it's gone. → Read More