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Environment Mar 26, 2025

Blurring the line between rain and snow: The limits of meteorological classification

A new study led by the University of Vermont (UVM) uncovers a critical challenge in accurately classifying precipitation as rain or snow using surface weather data.

Environment Mar 21, 2025

In US Northwest, South Cascade is where glacier science grew up

For nearly 70 years scientists have been probing, measuring, drilling and generally getting to know South Cascade Glacier in the US Northwest, developing and honing skills now used worldwide.

Ecology Mar 19, 2025

Laser scanning shows trees awaken to spring at their own pace—even within the same species in the same forest

Climatic stress events, such as extreme temperatures and prolonged droughts, are increasingly affecting tree growth and phenology—the timing of developmental stages like leaf burst and senescence.

Environment Mar 19, 2025

Sahara flooding, Amazon tributaries drying, warming tipping over 1.5°C—2024 broke all the wrong records

Climate change is the most pressing problem humanity will face this century. Tracking how the climate is actually changing has never been more critical.

Earth Sciences Mar 18, 2025

Stormy rains in the Sahara offer clues to past and future climate changes

A new study recently published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, provides new insights into the meteorological processes responsible for the filling of a normally dry lake in the northwestern Sahara. The research offers ...

Earth Sciences Mar 14, 2025

Using satellite data to monitor and navigate icy waters

With sea traffic set to rise in a warming Arctic, researchers are helping sailors plot a safer course through sea ice and icebergs thanks to more reliable satellite-based forecasts.

Environment Mar 11, 2025

Despite Arctic air outbreaks, US had warm, dry winter on average

A near-average February wrapped up a relatively warm and dry winter for the U.S., according to experts from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Environment Mar 7, 2025

US 'vital' for forecasting global weather extremes: UN

The United States plays a critical role in predicting global weather extremes, the UN stressed Friday, as mass layoffs at a renowned US science agency raised concerns that such life-saving forecasting services could be in ...

Environment Mar 6, 2025

Study reveals seasonal time-lag effects of meteorological factors on extreme precipitation in the Tienshan Mountains

A recent study published in the Journal of Hydrology has shed light on the time-lag effects of meteorological elements and atmospheric signals on extreme precipitation (EP) indices in the Tienshan Mountains of Central Asia ...

Environment Mar 6, 2025

WMO says La Niña event is expected to be short-lived

The weak La Niña event that emerged in December 2024 is likely to be short-lived, according to the latest World Meteorological Organization (WMO) update.

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