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Earth Sciences Dec 8, 2023

What does El Niño do to the weather in your part of Australia?

You've probably heard El Niño brings hot and dry weather to the eastern states, but what about the rest of Australia? Are we all in for a scorcher this summer?

Environment Dec 7, 2023

Scientists: Climate change intensified the rains devastating East Africa

Ongoing catastrophic rains in Eastern Africa have been worsened by human-caused climate change that made them up to two times more intense, an international team of climate scientists said Thursday.

Environment Dec 3, 2023

El Niño helped steer storms away from U.S. this hurricane season. What about next year?

This year, a record-hot Atlantic Ocean went toe-to-toe with a strong El Niño for which weather phenomena would steer the hurricane season. The winner?

Earth Sciences Nov 30, 2023

Study: Climate change has increased atmospheric instability over past 40 years

While the impacts of climate change vary across the globe, most scientists agree that, overall, a warming environment is increasing both the frequency and intensity of severe weather events such as tornados and intense thunderstorms.

Analytical Chemistry Nov 27, 2023

All-weather solar-powered CO₂ utilization achieved by mimicking natural photosynthesis

In a study published in National Science Review, researchers from the Institute of Earth Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with collaborators, have used the charge storage mechanism of tungsten-based ...

Environment Nov 15, 2023

It's not yet summer in Brazil, but a dangerous heat wave is sweeping the country

It's still spring in Brazil, but a dangerous heat wave is sweeping across large swathes of the country, forcing Rio de Janeiro's vendors off the streets due to health alerts and driving up energy demand amid reports of power ...

Space Exploration Nov 13, 2023

China wants to retrieve a sample of Mars by 2028

China continues to take great strides as part of its goal to become a superpower in space and a direct competitor with NASA. In addition to its proposed expansion of the Tiangong space station and the creation of the International ...

Earth Sciences Nov 8, 2023

Study projects how mountain climate systems will change with rising carbon dioxide

Mountains create their own weather or climate systems by changing airflow and precipitation patterns. Orographic, or mountain-influenced, precipitation occurs as moisture-laden air rises over the high topography; the air ...

Earth Sciences Nov 2, 2023

Damaging thunderstorm winds rising in central US: Research finds five-fold increase

Destructive winds that flow out of thunderstorms in the central United States are becoming more widespread with warming temperatures, according to new research by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) National Center ...

Environment Nov 2, 2023

UN sounds warning on climate change health threat

Climate change poses a health threat through increasing weather disasters and extreme heat, the UN said Thursday, calling for better warning systems that could be weaved into public health policy.

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