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Environment Feb 27, 2026

Deforestation leads to more extreme weather events in the Amazon region

From a bird's eye view, the Amazon rainforest appears as a lush green mosaic of treetops stretching as far as the eye can see. It is home to countless animal and plant species, many of which are endemic, and the forest plays ...

Earth Sciences Feb 24, 2026

New Aegean index unlocks advance in Mediterranean seasonal rainfall forecasting

A new study has identified a distinct climate precursor in the Mediterranean Sea that can predict winter precipitation levels in the Levant months in advance. The study, published in Weather and Climate Dynamics, is titled ...

Environment Feb 24, 2026

US weather and climate disasters could top $1 trillion by 2030

From tornadoes and hurricanes to wildfires and floods, weather and climate disasters cause billions of dollars in damage, on top of their steep human toll. Those costs could rise sharply in the years ahead, according to a ...

Environment Feb 24, 2026

For Northeast blizzard, everything was just right to roll up a monster snowfall

The nor'easter smacking much of the Northeast with nearly 3 feet of snow in places is as classic and powerful a blizzard as you can get, the strongest in a decade and up there with the most intense in history, meteorologists ...

Environment Feb 22, 2026

Dramatic changes in upper atmosphere are responsible for recent droughts and bushfires: New research

Over the past decade, southern Australia has suffered numerous extreme weather and climate events, such as record-breaking heat waves, bushfires, two major droughts and even flash flooding.

Earth Sciences Feb 7, 2026

Computer simulations reveal hurricane currents can knock down surface wave heights

Using advanced computer simulations, researchers from the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) have concluded how and why strong ocean currents modify surface waves. "Our primary finding is that ...

Environment Jan 29, 2026

Climate change worsened rains and floods which killed dozens in southern Africa, study shows

Human-caused climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods that devastated parts of southern Africa, killing more than 100 people and displacing hundreds of thousands, researchers said Thursday.

Earth Sciences Jan 28, 2026

AI model forecasts severe thunderstorms 4 hours ahead with higher accuracy

In a critical advance for climate resilience, researchers from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed an AI model that can predict dangerous convective storms—including Black Rainstorms, ...

Earth Sciences Jan 28, 2026

NASA science flights venture to improve severe winter weather warnings

A team of NASA scientists deployed on an international mission designed to better understand severe winter storms. The North American Upstream Feature-Resolving and Tropopause Uncertainty Reconnaissance Experiment, or NURTURE, ...

Environment Jan 28, 2026

It's one storm after another for much of the US, but the next one's path is uncertain

Winter's brutal grip on the U.S. East is not letting up, with coming days bringing subfreezing temperatures that will plunge deep into what had been a toasty Florida peninsula and a powerful blizzard forecast that may strike ...

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