Extreme weather and climate events—such as heat waves and heavy rainfall—have significant effects on ecosystems, infrastructure, and society. To monitor these extremes, scientists usually compare current conditions to a historical ...
Earth Sciences
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In July 2022, dramatic thunderstorms swept across the central United States, drenching the region and causing historic flash flooding. The heaviest rain fell on the greater St. Louis metropolitan area July 26 and then moved ...
Environment
Apr 7, 2025
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Storm forecasting is traditionally based on studying atmospheric conditions, but research that also looks at land surface conditions is set to transform early warning systems in tropical regions. This will enable communities ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 4, 2025
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Southern Ocean warming may have a greater impact than Arctic warming in some regions, particularly affecting tropical rainfall patterns, according to a study published in Nature Communications. These effects could exacerbate ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 4, 2025
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Extreme weather is dangerous weather, and that's particularly true for the heavy rainfall events that experts say are becoming more frequent with climate change. The powerful storms can pose threats ranging from falling limbs ...
Environment
Apr 3, 2025
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The damage climate change will inflict on the world's economy is likely to have been massively underestimated, according to new research by my colleagues and me, which accounts for the full global reach of extreme weather ...
Environment
Apr 1, 2025
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Devastating floods reshaped southern Brazil's landscape in May 2024. Rio Grande do Sul—the fifth most populous state in Brazil—was hit with unprecedented rainfall, affecting 2.3 million people. A new study led by the Woods ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 31, 2025
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Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say scientists.
Earth Sciences
Mar 27, 2025
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Research by the Met Office and Newcastle University shows power outage predictions in windstorms improved when accounting for multi-hazard effects.
Environment
Mar 26, 2025
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Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding.
Environment
Mar 24, 2025
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