Meteorology is the branch of atmospheric sciences that investigates the physical and dynamical processes governing the atmosphere, with emphasis on the troposphere where most weather phenomena occur. It integrates fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, radiative transfer, and cloud microphysics to analyze and model atmospheric circulation, energy balance, and phase transitions of water. Meteorological research underpins numerical weather prediction, climate and mesoscale modeling, boundary-layer studies, and data assimilation using in situ and remote sensing observations. Applications include quantitative forecasting of precipitation, temperature, wind, and severe convective events, as well as providing inputs and constraints for climate science, hydrology, and environmental monitoring.
Heat stress is a leading cause of weather-related deaths and can be especially dangerous in cities, where phenomena like urban heat islands drive temperatures higher than in surrounding rural areas. Now, a new dataset developed ...
Environment
11 hours ago
0
10
Weather forecasts inform countless everyday decisions—from farmers deciding when to sow crops and energy companies anticipating demand to public authorities preparing for heat waves. But how useful those forecasts are depends ...
Environment
12 hours ago
0
10
A revolution in forecasting natural disasters is underway, say researchers in Switzerland who are training AI models using vast troves of NASA climate data to produce potentially lifesaving data at lightning speed.
Environment
Sep 11, 2026
0
33
Today's best weather computers would still have struggled to accurately predict the weather for the D-Day landings, University of Reading research shows. The new research, published in the journal Weather ahead of the release ...
Environment
Sep 9, 2026
0
24
Meteorologist James Stagg gave what many regard as the most important weather forecast in history in June 1944. The fate of more than 150,000 Allied troops preparing to invade the Normandy beaches on D-Day and the future ...
Environment
Sep 7, 2026
0
16
More than 80 countries face chronic drought, yet only a third have systems in place to act before a drought arrives rather than after. The gap is costly. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, ...
Environment
Aug 24, 2026
0
7
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed a new framework for early wildfire detection using real-time modeling that combines multiple datasets with complex remote-sensing capabilities. Understanding real-time wildfire ...
Environment
Aug 19, 2026
0
7
Prediction is the goal and test of all science, one might argue. Meteorologists have been curious about the inherent limits of weather forecasting ever since the dawn of numerical weather prediction in the late 1950s.
Earth Sciences
Aug 11, 2026
1
301
Stanford researchers have shown that instruments primarily used to understand earthquakes can capture key details about hurricanes, helping meteorologists better predict how storms will evolve and intensify.
Earth Sciences
Aug 6, 2026
0
10
The rapid intensification of a hurricane ranks among the most dangerous weather events on Earth. Storms such as Hurricane Michael, which crashed ashore in the Florida Panhandle with winds of 160 mph (about 257 km/h), and ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 31, 2026
0
20
