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Environment Jan 22, 2025

Tropical-extratropical interactions induce the end of the rainy (baiu) season in Japan: Study

The end of the rainy (Baiu) season in the Kanto region and northern Japan is induced by a "convection jump," known as the abrupt enhancement of convective activity (precipitation) over the northeast of the Philippines in ...

Environment Jan 12, 2025

2024 hottest recorded year, crossed global warming limit

The last two years saw average global temperatures exceed a critical warming limit for the first time, Europe's climate monitor said Friday, as the UN demanded "trail-blazing" climate action.

Environment Jan 10, 2025

Earth breaks yearly heat record and lurches past dangerous warming threshold

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, weather monitoring agencies announced Friday.

Environment Jan 7, 2025

Unveiling hidden climate dynamics: Using mathematics of optimal transport to decode 21st-century climate change

What happens when experts from vastly different disciplines—climate science, mathematics, and meteorology—join forces to tackle the same pressing question? A method called Wasserstein Stability Analysis (WSA) emerges, offering ...

Environment Jan 6, 2025

Unraveling how meteorological conditions cause changes in atmospheric fine-particle concentration

New research published in the journal Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters reports significant progress in studying the relationship between meteorological conditions and atmospheric fine-particle (PM2.5) concentrations.

Environment Jan 5, 2025

Serbia says 2024 was its hottest year in history

Serbia recorded its hottest year in history in 2024, the Balkan country's meteorological office said this week.

Environment Jan 2, 2025

China says 2024 was its hottest year on record

Last year was China's hottest on record and the past four years were its warmest ever, its weather agency said this week.

Earth Sciences Dec 27, 2024

Gaps identified in gravity wave simulations over Antarctica

Spotting flaws is sometimes the first ripple in making waves of innovation.

Earth Sciences Dec 12, 2024

El Niño exacerbates effects of drought on Amazon groundwater and increases fire risk, study finds

The risk of fires in the Amazon is greater in regions where groundwater storage is compromised, especially when El Niño exacerbates the drought. Using satellite images and data from fires, researchers have been able to demonstrate ...

Environment Dec 11, 2024

La Niña may come back, but climate change could limit its effects

La Niña conditions may develop in the next three months but are expected to be relatively weak and short-lived, according to the latest Update from the World Meteorological Organization.

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