Search results for anticyclone

Earth Sciences Mar 21, 2024

Impacts of major volcanic eruptions over the past two millennia on both global and Chinese climates

Recently, a study by Dr. Sun Weiyi and Prof. Liu Jian from the School of Geography at Nanjing Normal University was published in Science China Earth Sciences.

Planetary Sciences Mar 14, 2024

Hubble tracks Jupiter's stormy weather

The largest and nearest of the giant outer planets, Jupiter's colorful clouds present an ever-changing kaleidoscope of shapes and colors. This is a planet where there is always stormy weather: cyclones, anticyclones, wind ...

Earth Sciences Feb 23, 2024

Unprecedented anticyclonic anomaly in northeast Asia triggers extreme weather events and prolonged marine heat wave

A study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences has revealed the unprecedented nature of an anticyclonic anomaly that occurred over Northeast Asia in July 2021. It not only played a pivotal role in the catastrophic ...

Earth Sciences Jan 17, 2024

Co-amplification in atmospheric fluctuations caused heavy rainfall over Japan in August 2021, finds study

In Japan, the summer season is characterized by stagnant rain fronts, causing persistent heavy rainfall. This phenomenon is reportedly associated with global-scale atmospheric and oceanic anomalies. Remote influences from ...

Astronomy Dec 19, 2023

NASA's GUSTO prepares to map space between the stars

On a vast ice sheet in Antarctica, scientists and engineers are preparing a NASA experiment called GUSTO to explore the universe on a balloon. GUSTO will launch from the Ross Ice Shelf, near the U.S. National Science Foundation's ...

Earth Sciences Dec 1, 2023

Brace for a potentially record-breaking winter after sweltering summer and autumn, say researchers

The scorching heat waves of 2023's summer and autumn shook the world, raising a pertinent question: Will this lead to the warmest winter the globe has ever witnessed?

Earth Sciences Nov 21, 2023

Does rainfall in southern China contribute to air pollution in the North China Plain?

The North China Plain (NCP) is a region with some of the worst air pollution conditions on a global scale. Air pollution (known as haze) dominated by higher PM2.5 concentration, is well-documented for its adverse impacts ...

Planetary Sciences Aug 11, 2023

Hundred-year storms? That's how long they last on Saturn

The largest storm in the solar system, a 10,000-mile-wide anticyclone called the Great Red Spot, has decorated Jupiter's surface for hundreds of years.

Environment Aug 7, 2023

One of 2023's most extreme heat waves is happening in the middle of winter

Temperatures in parts of Chile and northern Argentina have soared to 10°C–20°C above average over the last few days. Towns in the Andes mountains have reached 38°C or more, while Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, saw ...

Earth Sciences Jul 31, 2023

Study reveals how seas around China respond to warming climate

A joint research team led by Prof. Wang Fan from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) has revealed how the seas around China respond to warming climate. The review article was published in ...

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