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Turbulence in interstellar gas clouds reveals multi-fractal structures

Posted: 01 Jun 2021 10:57 AM PDT

Astronomers describe the complex structure of the interstellar medium using a new mathematical method. The dispersion of interstellar turbulence in gas clouds before star formation unfolds in a cosmically small space.

Californian smoke drifted as far as Europe in 2020 and caused heavy clouding of sun

Posted: 01 Jun 2021 09:18 AM PDT

The smoke from the extreme forest fires on the US West Coast in September 2020 travelled over many thousands of kilometers to Central Europe, where it continued to affect the atmosphere for days afterwards. A comparison of ground and satellite measurements now shows: The forest fire aerosol disturbed the free troposphere over Leipzig in Germany as never before.