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Environment Jun 27, 2025

The drought in southern Australia is not over—it just looks that way

How often do you mow your lawn in winter? That may seem like an odd way to start a conversation about drought. But the answer helps explain why our current drought has not broken, despite recent rain—and why spring lamb may ...

Earth Sciences Jun 24, 2025

Boulder's winds aren't what they used to be

Peak wind gusts in Boulder and possibly other locations along the Front Range don't pack the same punch they used to, according to a new analysis led by scientists at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for ...

Environment Jun 21, 2025

UK risks more extreme, prolonged heat waves in future: Study

The UK could experience more frequent extreme and prolonged heat due to climate change, its meteorological office said Wednesday, as the country braced for its first heat wave of the year.

Earth Sciences Jun 16, 2025

Weather forecasting and climate modeling move closer together

The ICON model can be used for weather forecasting as well as climate predictions and long-term projections. So far, however, the different applications have been developed separately. An initiative that aims to bring the ...

Environment Jun 12, 2025

Ping, ping ping. Here's what it's like to drive into a big hailstorm in the name of science

Wind roared against the SUV's windows as its tires sloshed through water dumped onto the road by the downpour. A horizon-wide funnel cloud loomed out the window, several miles away. Then came the loud metallic pings on the ...

Environment Jun 9, 2025

How social media is shifting the spread of hurricane information

The Tampa Bay region is still recovering from the 2024 hurricane season when it was battered by Hurricanes Milton and Helene. The state of Florida had it even worse in 2004 when it was pummeled by four, back-to-back storms—Charley, ...

Earth Sciences May 31, 2025

A warming planet is poised to get even hotter, forecasters warn

As hot, dry and disastrous as the last few years have been, it appears that the chaos caused by a warming planet is just getting started.

Environment May 28, 2025

Get ready for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn

Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world's top weather agencies forecast.

Earth Sciences May 22, 2025

Climate change may make it harder to reduce smog in some regions

Global warming will likely hinder our future ability to control ground-level ozone, a harmful air pollutant that is a primary component of smog, according to a new MIT study.

Environment May 22, 2025

Massive floods strand over 50,000 in eastern Australia

Record floods stranded more than 50,000 people in eastern Australia on Thursday, killing three as a muddy tide swept through towns and swollen rivers cut off roads.

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