About 71% of Earth's surface is covered by the vast oceans. When winds blow over the sea surface, they transfer energy to the water, creating waves. Some of these waves, under the force of strong winds, break and produce ...
Earth Sciences
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Every year, billions of birds undertake intrepid journeys between temperate regions in North America and their tropical wintering grounds in South America.
Plants & Animals
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A new study challenges the idea that climate change is behind the erratic wintertime behavior of the polar jet stream, the massive current of Arctic air that regulates weather for much of the Northern Hemisphere.
Earth Sciences
Jun 26, 2025
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El Niño, a climate phenomenon marked by warming sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, is known to trigger extreme weather events worldwide, from droughts and floods to disruptions in agriculture ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 28, 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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A new study, published in Nature Climate Change, reveals that the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) could reach unprecedented magnitudes by the end of the century, leading to severe impacts such as increased flooding and storm ...
Environment
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