Proportion of seasonal surface water storage variability associated with reservoirs by hydrologic basin from Oct 2018 to July 2020. Darker colors represent higher influence of human-managed reservoirs on surface water storage and lighter colors represent less influence. Reservoirs in the continental U.S., Middle East, western and southern Africa, eastern South America and the Indian...
Author: Larisa Byron
Hexbyte Glen Cove Supersonic winds, rocky rains forecasted on lava planet
At the center of the large illuminated region there is an ocean of molten rock overlain by an atmosphere of rock vapour. Supersonic winds blow towards the frigid and airless nightside, condensing into rock rain and snow, which sluggishly flow back to the hottest region of the magma ocean. Credit: Julie Roussy, McGill Graphic...