Tropical cyclones—also known as hurricanes, typhoons or storms, depending on their location and intensity—are among the world's most destructive and costly climate disasters.
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In recent years, as extreme weather events have occurred with increasing frequency, scientists have been searching within the chaotic atmospheric system for clues that can enhance forecasting capabilities—factors such as ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 6, 2025
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Climate change is reshaping weather patterns around the world, with monsoons, droughts, hurricanes and heat waves all occurring with greater frequency and intensity. Aside from disturbing ecosystems, these environmental shifts ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2025
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Many countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA region) are affected by extreme weather events. Heavy rainfall has repeatedly led to devastating floods in Jordan, for example. Climate change exacerbates the vulnerability ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2025
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Fueled by abnormally warm Caribbean waters, Hurricane Melissa exploded into a Category 5 cyclone while moving at little more than a strolling pace—a dangerous mix that could amplify its impacts through relentless rain, storm ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2025
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In May 2023, Italy's Emilia-Romagna region experienced devastating, if not unprecedented, floods that caused widespread damage to infrastructure, homes, businesses, and farmland. Seventeen people lost their lives, and the ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 28, 2025
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A new international analysis warns that penguin survival hinges on a shift in how science and conservation policy approach climate change: Rather than examining extreme events in isolation, it is their cumulative effects ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2025
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Dangerous weather events with wind and rain have disproportionate effects on the socially vulnerable, according to new research.
Environment
Oct 22, 2025
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By evaluating historical climate records, observational and projection data, an international team of researchers found a "pushing and triggering" mechanism that has driven the Arctic climate system to a new state, which ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 21, 2025
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Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events, food insecurity, and disease outbreaks, placing growing economic and systemic strain on health systems. To address the health impacts of climate change, ...
Environment
Oct 21, 2025
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