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Episode 285: Space Weather

This episode contains: We’re back with a regular episode. We start off learning some things about the Corona Virus.

This Week in Space: Newest solar telescope produces first images. Preeminent telescope to play critical role in better understanding sun, space weather. The National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope has released its first images. They reveal unprecedented detail of the sun’s surface and preview the world-class products to come from this preeminent 4-meter solar telescope.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200129131449.htm

Doom and Gloom: Sea level rise could reshape the United States, trigger migration inland. AI shows climate change-driven sea-level rise could trigger mass migration to cities inland. A new study uses machine learning to project migration patterns resulting from sea-level rise. Researchers found the impact of rising oceans will ripple across the country, beyond coastal areas at risk of flooding, as affected people move inland. Popular relocation choices will include land-locked cities such as Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Denver and Las Vegas. The model also predicts suburban and rural areas in the Midwest will experience disproportionately large influx of people relative to their smaller local populations.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200122150021.htm

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