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Earth Sciences Jan 23, 2024

Research traces cause of recent cold waves over East Asia and North America to mid-latitude ocean fronts

If the world is warming, why are our winters getting colder? Indeed, East Asia and North America have experienced frequent extreme weather events since the 2000s that defy average climate change projections. Many experts ...

Environment Aug 21, 2023

Editorial: How bad the climate crisis gets is still up to us—we just have to act

As usual, California was ahead of the game.

Environment Aug 1, 2023

Climate scientists use data from Hurricane Maria to test social vulnerability assessment tool

Nearly six years have passed since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. The historic storm, one of the deadliest in U.S. history, significantly damaged more than 80% of the island's electrical power system, leading ...

Planetary Sciences Apr 3, 2023

Now we know how a solar storm took out a fleet of Starlinks

On March 23, sky observers marveled at a gorgeous display of northern and southern lights. It was reminder that when our sun gets active, it can spark a phenomenon called "space weather." Aurorae are among the most benign ...

Economics & Business Mar 1, 2023

Political instability and damage to infrastructure: How climate change could undermine Australia's national security

For many Australians, the impacts of climate change on well-being are distressingly clear.

Social Sciences Feb 9, 2023

Twitter cut off in Turkey amid earthquake rescue operations: The danger of losing the service in times of disaster

Twitter was blocked in Turkey on Feb. 8, 2023, according to internet monitoring service NetBlocks. The outage came amid the massive rescue operation and humanitarian crisis in the aftermath of the earthquakes in southern ...

Earth Sciences Feb 1, 2023

Sierra Nevada snowpack hits highest level in nearly 30 years

The statewide Sierra Nevada snowpack—the source of nearly one-third of California's water supply—is at its highest level since 1995, boosting hopes that an end to the drought is near, but also raising concerns that a ...

Environment Jan 5, 2023

State of emergency declared in storm-battered California

Excessive rain, heavy snow and landslides are expected to wallop California through Thursday as a series of winter storms rip across the western US coast, prompting the Golden State's governor to declare a state of emergency.

Environment Dec 29, 2022

What is the link between winter storms and global warming?

The world is getting warmer, winters included. The United States, however, has experienced severe winter storms in recent years, and experts are taking a closer look at the link between these extreme cold events and climate ...

Environment Dec 28, 2022

Travel misery grinds on as US digs out from superstorm

Thousands more flights were canceled across the United States on Wednesday, with no end in sight to days of travel misery as the country digs out from a deadly superstorm.

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