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Environment Aug 26, 2024

40°C in August? A climate expert explains why Australia is ridiculously hot right now

It's winter in Australia, but as you've probably noticed, the weather is unusually warm. The top temperatures over large parts of the country this weekend were well above average for this time of year.

Environment Aug 19, 2024

Weather patterns as a major contributing factor to complex air pollution

"Complex pollution" usually refers to the environmental pollution phenomenon formed by the simultaneous presence of multiple pollutants in the same environment. In China, the issue of controlling the complex air pollution ...

Environment Aug 19, 2024

Victorian technology for measuring the weather is still remarkably accurate

A small, white box with horizontal slats is a familiar sight at weather stations around the UK, and around the world.

Environment Aug 16, 2024

A visionary approach: How a team developed accessible maps for colorblind scientists

Imagine having to do your job, but not being able to visually process the data right in front of you. Nearly 8% of genetic males and 0.5% of genetic females have some form of Color Vision Deficiency (CVD), or the decreased ...

Earth Sciences Aug 16, 2024

Hailstone library to improve extreme weather forecasting

A University of Queensland library—full of hailstones instead of books—is helping researchers to better understand and predict damaging storms.

Earth Sciences Aug 8, 2024

Weather 'whiplash' in Antarctica may help predict effects of future climate change

The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica live up to their name. The region is one of the driest places on Earth—mountains form a wall around the valleys and prevent melting glacier water from intruding, humidity is extremely ...

Earth Sciences Jul 24, 2024

Air quality improvements in India partially due to weather, study finds

A significant portion of recent improvements in air quality in India resulted from favorable meteorological conditions that are unlikely to persist as the climate changes, a new study has found.

Earth Sciences Jul 11, 2024

Scientists use cosmic rays to study twisters and other severe storms

Cosmic rays could offer scientists another way to track and study violent tornadoes and other severe weather phenomena, a new study suggests.

Earth Sciences Jul 11, 2024

Canadian wildfire smoke dispersal worsened by coincident cyclones, study suggests

Wildfires are unplanned and unpredictable threats to Earth; while we may intuitively relate them to extreme heat at lower latitudes, they are known to occur in Arctic regions, such as those recently ravaging Russia.

Environment Jul 4, 2024

Beryl foreshadows future hurricanes, says UN weather agency

The World Meteorological Organization, which is tracking Hurricane Beryl's deadly course through the Caribbean, told AFP that more storms with its hallmarks could be expected in the future.

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