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February 1, 2025
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Jan. 31, 2025 — A new study of satellite imagery and high-resolution climate model data upends previous assumptions and provides insight about how the atmosphere and ocean weather patterns interact. The new research reveals the surprising ways atmospheric winds ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — An understanding of the relationship between severe weather and power outages in our changing climate will be critical for hazard response plans, according to a new ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Climate change is impacting the spread of Salmonella, according to new research. This research follows previous work from the team, which found that weather change is leading to the spread of dangerous diarrheal ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — By applying techniques from explainable artificial intelligence, engineers can improve users' confidence in forecasts generated by artificial intelligence models. This approach was recently tested on wind power ...
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Jan. 28, 2025 — A UVA study uses satellite data to show that air pollution from industrial swine farms in Eastern North Carolina disproportionately affects ...
Jan. 17, 2025 — New research emphasizes that studying the impacts of past tropical storms can help communities better prepare for future storms. A key part of the study is analyzing the types and quantities of ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — Pine cones as a model: Researchers have developed a new, energy-autonomous facade system that adapts passively to the ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — A new study has revealed the alarming extent glaciers have shrunk over the past 40 years in a global warming hotspot -- and the biggest retreat has ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) has not slowed down since the mid-20th century based on the North Atlantic air-sea heat fluxes over that time. This finding contrasts with ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — Researchers have proposed that some wild plant species possess certain attributes which make them more suitable for human cultivation than ...
Jan. 10, 2025 — Researchers have created a dataset of the whole atmosphere, enabling new research to be conducted on previously difficult-to-study regions. Using a new data-assimilation system called JAGUAR-DAS, ...
Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers analyzed 22 recent studies exploring HIV-related outcomes in the context of climate change and identified several links between extreme weather events and HIV prevention and ...
Jan. 9, 2025 — Hydroclimate whiplash -- rapid swings between intensely wet and dangerously dry weather -- has already increased globally due to climate change, with further large increases expected as warming ...
Jan. 7, 2025 — Researchers have devised a way to improve the accuracy of climate change models for the Global South by integrating historical records kept by ...
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Jan. 6, 2025 — Computer models predict that hotter, drier conditions in North America will limit the growth of a fungus that normally curbs the spread of the spongy moth, an invasive species that has caused ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — 2024 was another year of record-breaking temperatures, driving the global water cycle to new climate extremes and contributing to ferocious floods and crippling droughts, a new report shows. The ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Investigations into precipitation patterns in eastern Central Europe since the end of the last ice age have shown that dynamic processes in atmospheric circulation, such as the North Atlantic jet ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Scientists have delivered the first measurements of Greenland Ice Sheet thickness change using data from ESA and NASA ice satellite missions. With global warming causing the Greenland Ice Sheet to ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Scientists are changing our understanding of climate and weather on Mars and providing critical insights into Earth's atmospheric processes as ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A new tool that predicts the behavior of desert locust populations will help national agencies to manage huge swarms before they devastate food crops in Africa and ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Researchers propose a unique numerical decision-making framework for solar panel protection against extreme weather conditions. The framework combines advanced wind simulations with machine learning ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Stars similar to the Sun produce a gigantic outburst of radiation on average about once every hundred years per star. Such superflares release more energy than a trillion hydrogen bombs and make all ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — The Dutch East India Company ship, the Zuytdorp, likely crashed into the shore of Western Australia due to a storm and not bad navigation, new research has found. Archaeologists analyzed ship logs, ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — Researchers show that the all-time record low in winter sea ice extent in 2023 can be explained by warm Southern Ocean conditions and patterns in the winds that circled Antarctica months earlier, ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — A new study shows the benefits of coordinating the siting of solar farms, wind farms, and storage systems, taking into account local and temporal variations in wind, sunlight, and energy demand. This ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — High-sensitivity climate models should not be excluded when predicting future regional climate impacts because the level of warming measured globally is not always the only good indicator of regional ...
Dec. 5, 2024 — Rising sea levels, melting glaciers, heatwaves at sea -- 2023 set a number of alarming new records. The global mean temperature also rose to nearly 1.5 degrees above the preindustrial level, another ...
Dec. 4, 2024 — Heavy monsoon rainfall, excessive snowmelt and unstable terrain combined to cause the 2021 Melamchi Valley flood disaster in Nepal, according to new research. The findings highlight how a mix of ...
Dec. 3, 2024 — The University of Alaska Fairbanks released a new report this week highlighting environmental changes and extremes that impact Alaskans and their livelihoods. 'Alaska's Changing ...
Dec. 3, 2024 — Scientists demonstrate how a series of extreme weather events could lead to the Arctic's first ice-free day within just a few ...
Dec. 3, 2024 — A research team has developed new approach to measure ocean memory and found that the North Atlantic Ocean has a memory of approximately one to two decades, significantly surpassing previous ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — The algorithms behind generative AI tools like DallE, when combined with physics-based data, can be used to develop better ways to model the Earth's climate. Computer scientists have now used ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — A major global study using teabags as a measuring device shows warming temperatures may reduce the amount of carbon stored in wetlands. The international team of scientists buried 19,000 bags of ...
Nov. 27, 2024 — A striking new phenomenon is emerging: distinct regions are seeing repeated heat waves that are so extreme, they fall far beyond what any model of global warming can predict or explain. A new study ...
Monday, January 6, 2025
- Climate Change Is Accelerating Forest Defoliation by Helping Invasive Species Spread
- Climate Extremes in 2024 'wreaking Havoc' On the Global Water Cycle
Friday, December 20, 2024
- Dripstones Offer Insights Into Climate Dynamics in Europe
- ESA and NASA Satellites Deliver First Joint Picture of Greenland Ice Sheet Melting
Thursday, December 19, 2024
- Scientists Solving Meteorological Mysteries on Mars
- Early Warning Tool Will Help Control Huge Locust Swarms
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Monday, December 9, 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024
- Record-Low Antarctic Sea Ice Can Be Explained and Forecast Months out by Patterns in Winds
- So You Want to Build a Solar or Wind Farm? Here's How to Decide Where
- Impact Studies Should Include High-Sensitivity Climate Models
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Alaska's Changing Environment
- Countdown to an Ice-Free Arctic: New Research Warns of Accelerated Timelines
- New Approach to Measure Ocean Memory: North Atlantic Ocean Has Nearly Two Decades Memory, Study Finds
Monday, December 2, 2024
- Accelerating Climate Modeling With Generative AI
- Warming Temperatures May Shrink Wetland Carbon Sinks
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- Same Plant, Different Tactic: Habitat Determines Response to Climate
- Predicting the Weather: New Meteorology Estimation Method Aids Building Efficiency
- Quantum Mechanism Identified as a Key to Accelerating Ocean Temperatures
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Artificial Intelligence Can Be Used to Predict River Discharge and Warn of Potential Flooding
- Will Agricultural Weeds Finally Claim the Upper Hand in a Changing Climate?
- Improving Hurricane Modeling With Physics-Informed Machine Learning
Monday, November 18, 2024
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Friday, November 8, 2024
- Heartier Heinz? How Scientists Are Learning to Help Tomatoes Beat the Heat
- Measurements from 'lost' Seaglider Offer New Insights Into Antarctic Ice Melting
- How Much Climate Change Is in the Weather?
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Hurricane Helene's Gravity Waves Revealed by NASA's AWE
- Microplastics Impact Cloud Formation, Likely Affecting Weather and Climate
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Climate Change Parching the American West Even Without Rainfall Deficits
- Power Grids Supplied Largely by Renewable Sources Experience Lower Intensity Blackouts
- Using a Fan and Wetting the Skin Reduces Risk of Deadly Cardiac Strain in Hot and Humid Weather
- Research Reveals How Stormy Conditions Affect Albatrosses' Ability to Feed
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Study Reveals Acceleration in Pacific Upper-Ocean Circulation Over Past 30 Years, Impacting Global Weather Patterns
- Temperature at Roque De Los Muchachos Observatory Rose 1.1 Degrees C in 20 Years -- Twice as Much as Predicted by Climate Models
- Global Ocean Oscillations and Climate Change Affect Weather Patterns in the Serengeti
Monday, October 28, 2024
- When Is a Heat Wave Just a Heat Wave, and When Is It Climate Change?
- Using Weather Radar to Track Australia's Migrating Birds
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Slowing Ocean Current Could Ease Arctic Warming -- A Little
- Researcher Trains AI to Predict Diarrheal Outbreaks Related to Climate Change
Monday, October 21, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Research Improves Hurricane Intensity Forecasting
- Deep Learning Illuminates Atmospheric Blocking Events of Past, Future
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Thursday, October 10, 2024
- Lightning Strikes Kick Off a Game of Electron Pinball in Space
- Extreme Rainfall Poses Health Risks
- Snowflake Dance Analysis Could Improve Rain Forecasts
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- One in Two El Niño Events Could Be Extreme by Mid-Century
- Ice Age Clues Point to More Extreme Weather Patterns in Our Future
- Harvests, Wildfires, Epidemics: How the Jet Stream Has Shaped Extreme Weather in Europe for Centuries
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Thursday, September 19, 2024
- Over Nearly Half a Billion Years, Earth's Global Temperature Has Changed Drastically, Driven by Carbon Dioxide
- Lake Ice Quality Degrading as Planet Warms -- Skaters, Hockey Players, Ice Truckers on Thin Ice
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Friday, September 13, 2024
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Monday, September 9, 2024
- Deserts' Biggest Threat? Flooding
- New Research Sinks an Old Theory for the Doldrums, a Low-Wind Equatorial Region That Stranded Sailors for Centuries
- Extreme Weather to Strengthen Rapidly Over Next Two Decades
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- How Earth's Most Intense Heat Wave Ever Impacted Life in Antarctica
- A Better Understanding of Climate Change: Researchers Study Cloud Movement in the Arctic
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- Making Waves in Hurricane Prediction
- Rain or Shine? How Rainfall Impacts Size of Sea Turtle Hatchlings
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- Cold Math, Hot Topic: Sea Ice Thermal Conductivity
- Insights from Satellite Data Pave the Way to Better Solar Power Generation
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Monday, August 19, 2024
Friday, August 16, 2024
- Hailstone Library to Improve Extreme Weather Forecasting
- New Research Shows Unprecedented Atmospheric Changes During May's Geomagnetic Superstorm
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
- Hydrometeorology and Location Affect Hospitalizations for Waterborne Infectious Diseases in the US
- Tropical Atlantic Mixing Rewrites Climate Pattern Rules
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
- Climate Change Raised the Odds of Unprecedented Wildfires in 2023-24
- Study Reveals Urban Trees Suffer More from Heat Waves and Drought Than Their Rural Counterparts
Monday, August 12, 2024
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- Strong El Nino Makes European Winters Easier to Forecast
- Climate Change Means That Tropical Cyclones in Southeast Asia Are Developing Faster, Lasting Longer