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Environment Oct 27, 2023

Tourists evacuated from Mexico's hurricane-hit Acapulco

Airlines began to evacuate tourists from Mexico's beachside city of Acapulco on Friday after a scale-topping Category 5 hurricane left a trail of destruction and at least 27 people dead, authorities said.

Environment Oct 27, 2023

Hurricane causes 27 deaths, severe damage in Mexico's Acapulco

Hurricane Otis caused at least 27 deaths and major damage as it lashed Mexico's resort city of Acapulco as a scale-topping category 5 storm, officials said Thursday.

Earth Sciences Oct 25, 2023

Royal Charter storm of 1859: How an almighty tempest led to the birth of the UK's shipping forecast

In British weather history, one storm stands out as a catalyst for change—the Royal Charter Storm of 1859. This devastating tempest off the west coast of Britain played a pivotal role in the founding of the shipping forecast ...

Environment Oct 13, 2023

Second report on the status of global water resources published

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recently presented its second report on the status of global water resources. According to this report, large parts of the world experienced drier conditions in 2022 than those ...

Earth Sciences Oct 12, 2023

Likelihood of hail in Australia has changed substantially over the last four decades

Understanding how hailstorm frequency has changed over time can help us build resilience against future hail events.

Earth Sciences Oct 11, 2023

Rivers may not recover from drought for years, new research finds

Lack of rainfall is not the only measure of drought. New UC Riverside research shows that despite a series of storms, the impact of drought can persist in streams and rivers for up to 3.5 years.

Earth Sciences Oct 9, 2023

Scientists gain powerful tool to scrutinize changing US weather patterns

An extraordinary new dataset of high-resolution weather simulations that span more than four decades over the continental United States is now available to the Earth system science community.

Earth Sciences Oct 4, 2023

Study identifies jet-stream pattern that locks in extreme winter cold, wet spells

Winter is coming—eventually. And while the Earth is warming, a new study suggests that the atmosphere is being pushed around in ways that cause long bouts of extreme winter cold or wet in some regions.

Ecology Oct 4, 2023

Understanding greenhouse gases in oil palm plantations

The rapid spread of oil palm plantations and associated high use of fertilizer raises concerns about the emission of nitrous oxide (N2O), a powerful greenhouse gas. A new study by an international research team led by the ...

Earth Sciences Oct 2, 2023

Data-driven regional ocean models essential for planning, shows Red Sea study

By incorporating fine-grained regional data with a high-resolution ocean model, KAUST researchers have developed the first precise historical reconstruction of the Red Sea circulation. The resulting reanalysis reveals new ...

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