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Environment Feb 26, 2024

New study uses AI and machine learning to improve seasonal weather predictions

A team of researchers at the Universities of Lincoln, Sheffield, and Reading have developed a new method to improve the prediction of seasonal weather conditions in the U.K. and Northwest Europe.

Earth Sciences Feb 23, 2024

Study shows cloud clustering causes more extreme rain

Understanding cloud patterns in our changing climate is essential to making accurate predictions about their impact on society and nature. Scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) and the Max-Planck-Institute ...

Environment Feb 23, 2024

Scientists improve timing of fog warnings by detecting changes in atmospheric electric field

A foggy day in London town just got even more predictable. Scientists have discovered how to increase early warnings for fog, from around half an hour to up to two hours before it happens, by detecting changes in the atmospheric ...

Environment Feb 7, 2024

New UN weather agency chief says rate of global warming is speeding up

The new chief of the World Meteorological Organization said it looks to her that the rate of human-caused climate change is accelerating and that warming has triggered more Arctic cold outbreaks in North America and Europe, ...

Environment Feb 6, 2024

El Nino brings hunger, drought fears to Madagascar

In a small village in southern Madagascar, dozens of women shelter from the scorching sun under a tree as they wait to weigh their children.

Earth Sciences Feb 2, 2024

The jump in global temperatures in September 2023 is difficult to explain by natural climate variability alone

September 2023 broke the global mean temperature record by a staggering 0.5° C difference from the previous record. A new study calls for further analysis of the impact of volcanoes and anthropogenic climate forcing on the ...

Earth Sciences Jan 31, 2024

Unprecedented ocean heating shows risks of world 3C warmer

Record-high ocean temperatures observed in 2023 could become the norm if the world moved into a climate that is 3°C warmer than pre-industrial levels, according to a new study.

Environment Jan 29, 2024

Global science and media organizations to sign pledge prioritizing science-based climate change communications

U.S. and international scientific associations will join with high-profile media outlets to sign a pledge of cooperation aimed at ensuring climate change-related communications are scientifically accurate, accessible, and ...

Earth Sciences Jan 25, 2024

New satellite capable of measuring Earth precipitation from space

Measuring the amount of precipitation that falls in a specific location is simple if that location has a device designed to accurately record and transmit precipitation data. In contrast, measuring the amount and type of ...

Environment Jan 24, 2024

Single-city climate conventions damaging carbon emissions pledges, says study

Holding Conference(s) of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP) across multiple continents simultaneously should become the norm to dramatically lower carbon emissions from attendee travel, researchers have argued.

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