NASA pilots are flying 13 miles above Kansas this summer time to determine if intense summertime thunderstorms contribute to local weather change.
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The Dynamics and Chemistry of the Summer time Stratosphere analysis challenge — consisting of about 50 scientists from eight universities and 4 NASA labs throughout the nation — is within the impact on the Earth’s stratosphere from highly effective thunderstorms often called overshooting storms.
“Now most storms, even most robust storms, occur and dwell out their lives within the lowest a part of the ambiance, which known as the troposphere,” stated Kenneth Bowman, principal investigator and Texas A&M College atmospheric science professor. “The strongest storms nevertheless are so intense that their updrafts can lengthen upward into the stratosphere.”
Bowman stated Salina is the optimum location for this challenge as a result of it “places many of the overshooting storms in North America inside vary of the plane.”
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Overshooting storms can carry massive quantities of water and pollution from the decrease ambiance into the stratosphere, which Bowman stated can probably have an effect on each local weather and the quantity of ozone within the ambiance. Consequently, this may contribute to local weather change.
The staff has been in Salina since late Could, Bowman stated, and launch flights each two to 3 days. The flights final from seven to eight hours and attain altitudes of as much as 70,000 toes, “about twice as excessive as an airliner often flies,” Bowman says. The pilot has to put on a full house go well with and helmet to remain in a pressurized setting due to how excessive they’re.
The airplane is outfitted with an array of scientific devices that measure the fabric popping out of the thunderstorms’ tops in addition to wind, turbulence, particle quantity density, particle measurement distribution and extra.
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Bowman stated his staff has up to now discovered elevated ranges of water vapor within the stratosphere, which is usually a dry a part of the ambiance.
“What we’re seeing is simply the super quantities of water specifically that these storms are placing into the stratosphere,” Bowman advised The Eagle. “Placing water into the stratosphere is without doubt one of the issues that provides to the greenhouse impact and helps heat the floor up.
“Because the local weather adjustments, which it’s going to proceed to do, these storms might develop into extra extreme, they could transport extra water into the stratosphere [and] they could transport it increased, which may contribute to will increase in world warming.”
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That is the second 12 months DCOTSS has been launching flights in Salina as a part of the challenge. The staff additionally deployed flights in July and August 2021, Bowman stated. The staff will keep in Salina for about three extra weeks, after which it would take the airplane again to its residence in Palmdale, California.
Following the flights, the staff will transfer into analyzing and publishing its knowledge, NASA says.
“We’re nonetheless largely within the data-gathering section of the challenge,” Bowman stated. “Folks in fact are analyzing the outcomes from final 12 months and beginning to have a look at the information from this 12 months. We actually count on many of the scientific publications and papers will likely be popping out within the subsequent few years.”
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Nicole Klevanskaya is an intern reporter at The Wichita Eagle. She is presently learning Journalism and Russian on the College of Kansas, and was the Kansas Scholastic Press Affiliation’s 2019 Kansas Scholar Journalist of the 12 months and Nationwide Runner-Up. Initially from Pittsburg, Kansas, she has coated pupil politics for KU’s pupil newspaper the College Each day Kansan. Her article on the Kansas Foster Care System that she wrote for her highschool newspaper the Booster Redux was named the 2019 “Function Story of the 12 months” by the Nationwide Scholastic Press Affiliation. In her free time, Nicole likes to play the piano, hike and spend time along with her household.
CHARLOTTE — The Panthers are getting one receiver back and losing another for Sunday’s game against the Chiefs.
Rookie wideout Jalen Coker, who has started in recent weeks, is inactive this week after a quadriceps injury suffered in practice Thursday.
The Panthers are getting veteran Adam Thielen back on the field this week. He’s been out since a hamstring injury in Week 3 on a long touchdown pass from Andy Dalton.
Johnson suffered a concussion in Germany and practiced this week.
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The Panthers brought wide receiver Dan Chisena and outside linebacker Kenny Dyson up from the practice squad for depth purposes.
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The Liberty Flames (5-1) face the Kansas State Wildcats (4-1) on Sunday, November 24, 2024 at Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center. It begins at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+.
Kansas State won at home over George Washington 83-71 last time out, and was led by David N’Guessan (17 PTS, 9 REB, 62.5 FG%) and Dug McDaniel (13 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 45.45 FG%).
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Devin Neal put Kansas on his back with four touchdowns on his Senior Day as the Jayhawks rolled past #16 Colorado 37-21 for their third straight ranked win. Kansas kept its bowl eligibility hopes alive heading into its final game of the season.
Neal rushed for 207 yards on 37 carries and added 80 yards through the air. Jalon Daniels completed 14 of his 21 passes for 189 yards, and the defense made enough plays to come out with a win.
First quarter
Kansas got on the board first, relying on Devin Neal. He got the Jayhawks going on the ground before taking a quick pass out of the backfield for 51 yards to the house. Neal got four touches on six plays as Kansas took an early 7-0 lead.
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The dream start continued for the Jayhawks as the defense forced a three-and-out. Kansas bottled up two screens before Shedeur Sanders missed Travis Hunter on third down, and Colorado punted.
The Jayhawks had to settle for three points on their next drive, but they controlled the clock over a 7:46 possession. Sevion Morrison got five carries while Daniels picked up 20 yards on a scramble. The drive eventually stalled, and Tabor Allen hit a 24-yard field goal.
Colorado got its offense going on its second drive. Sanders completed three passes as the Buffaloes drove into Kansas territory.
Second quarter
The Buffaloes drive quickly came to an end after Tommy Dunn stopped Dallan Hayden in the backfield for a loss on third down. The Jayhawks stopped the run again on fourth down, taking over at their 41 yard line.
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Kansas took complete control, going down the field with ease. Daniels converted a third down with his legs, and found Trevor Kardell for a 23-yard pickup to put the Jayhawks into the red zone. Neal got into the end zone from nine yards out to give Kansas a 17-0 lead with 9:02 to play in the first half.
Colorado broke into the scoring column in quick fashion. Sanders picked up 17 yards on a scramble, then hit Hunter on a screen, who took it 51 yards for a touchdown.
Morrison picked up a 15-yard run before Neal gained 47 yards on a wildcat carry to get the ball into the red zone. However, Kansas wasn’t able to get into the endzone, with Allen hitting a 23-yarder to extend the Jayhawks’ lead to 20-7.
The Buffaloes inched closer as Sanders looked impressive. After a low, late hit, Sanders completed passes of 16, 25, and 19 yards. Drelon Miller made a pair of tough catches, including the 19-yard touchdown to cut Kansas’ lead to 20-14.
Kansas saw a positive two-minute drill, but once again had to settle for a field goal. Daniels picked up 31 yards on a QB draw and Neal got the Jayhawks into the red zone. However, Daniels threw incompletions on second and third and goal from the two. Allen made a 25-yard field goal to give Kansas a 23-14 lead heading into the half.
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Third quarter
Colorado got a 43-yard kickoff return to open a touchdown drive to put the Buffaloes right back in it. Sanders connected with Hunter for another touchdown, this time he was left open for a 26-yard touchdown to make the score 23-21.
Kansas went on a 10-play drive, getting whatever it wanted on the ground. Neal continued to run with his head on fire, picking up multiple 10-plus yard carries. He scored his third touchdown of the day, eventually getting into the end zone after three carries from inside the five to give the Jayhawks some breathing room, 30-21.
The Jayhawks defense got a stop for the first time in a while to help Kansas continue to build momentum. Dean Miller made a pair of big plays, stuffing a jet touch pass and getting pressure to Sanders as Kansas sacked him for the first time. Colorado punted, giving the Jayhawks the ball at their own 30.
Kansas’ offense continued to get whatever it wanted. The Jayhawks dialed up a couple of nifty plays to their tight ends. Daniels made a play with his legs again, picking up 12 yards before hitting Neal out of the backfield for 15 as Kansas drove into the red zone at the end of the quarter.
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Fourth quarter
Neal put the team on his back, rushing five straight times to get in the end zone for his fourth touchdown. He picked up a fourth-down conversion before getting into the end zone from two yards out to give Kansas a 37-21 lead with 11:47 to play.
Colorado drove into Kansas territory, but the Jayhawks defense bore down and forced a turnover on downs. The drive took 5:25 off the clock as Kansas looked to close in on another ranked win.
Kansas ran out the remaining 6:22, relying on Neal to close out the game.
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