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Environment Mar 6, 2025

Hurricanes shifting south of North Atlantic: Study warns of growing risks for coastal regions

A new study led by Dr. Cao Xi, Associate Professor at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has uncovered a significant southward shift in the formation of hurricanes over the North Atlantic Ocean. ...

Environment Mar 6, 2025

How are scientists tracking Cyclone Alfred?

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is now expected to make landfall early on Saturday morning—later than initial estimates that suggested it would strike southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales on Friday.

Earth Sciences Mar 3, 2025

The US weather enterprise is at risk, say meteorologists

The American Meteorological Society has released the following statement regarding weather forecasting at the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Environment Feb 25, 2025

Long-term costs of global warming: Weaker ocean circulation could cost trillions

A major motor for the global climate is beginning to falter: a massive system of ocean currents called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which also includes the Gulf Stream. As a new study conducted ...

Cell & Microbiology Feb 20, 2025

Possible evidence of windborne H5N1 viral infections in chickens

A team of government veterinarians with the State Veterinary Institute Prague in the Czech Republic has found possible evidence of windborne H5N1 infections in chickens. In their paper posted on the bioRxiv preprint server, ...

Environment Feb 11, 2025

Lifting the fog on air pollution-weather interactions

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are improving weather forecasting models so that they better represent air pollution, aerosols, and their effects on fog. Fog reduces visibility, with implications for safety and ...

Earth Sciences Feb 5, 2025

Experts underscore the value of explainable AI in geosciences

In a new paper published in Nature Geoscience, experts from Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut (HHI) advocate for the use of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) methods in geoscience.

Agriculture Feb 3, 2025

Climate change puts African cocoa production under pressure

Climate change is having a significant impact on cocoa production in West and Central Africa, according to a study by Wageningen University & Research (WUR). The region accounts for more than 70% of global cocoa production. ...

Environment Feb 3, 2025

What's driving north Queensland's deadly, record-breaking floods?

Record-breaking floods across north Queensland have now turned deadly, with one woman drowning while being rescued on Sunday morning. And the floodwaters are still rising, with rain set to continue.

Environment Jan 23, 2025

Commercial drones show promise as meteorological tools for numerical weather predictions

Climate change is making extreme weather events worse, empowering meteorological phenomena such as storms, hurricanes, heat waves, and droughts. Against this backdrop, numerical weather predictions (NWPs), which use complex ...

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