Stalagmites, which crystallize from water dropping onto the floors of caves, millimeter by millimeter, over thousands of years, leave behind a record of climate change encased in stone. Newly published research by Rhawn Denniston, ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 31, 2015
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A team of scientists including Minghua Zhang, Dean and Director of Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), have found that the size of tropical cyclones is controlled by their underlying ...
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Mar 18, 2015
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El Niño, the abnormal warming of sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, is a well-studied tropical climate phenomenon that occurs every few years. It has major impacts on society and Earth's climate - inducing intense ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 4, 2014
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It's an oceanic case of sibling rivalry. Large, first-born cyclones drink in most of the ocean's warmth, leaving cold water leftovers for sibling storms that cross its path. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and collaborators ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A pair of researchers at Stanford University is predicting an increase in the strength of winds associated with African Easterly Waves (AEWs) over the next century due to global warming—if levels of CO2 pumped ...
The water that surged into the intersection of New York City's Canal and Hudson streets during Hurricane Sandy—to choose just one flood-ravaged locale—was ultimately driven ashore by forces swirling hundreds of miles ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 25, 2014
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Aerosols in the atmosphere produced from human activities do indeed directly affect a hurricane or tropical cyclone, but not in a way many scientists had previously believed – in fact, they tend to weaken such storms, according ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 11, 2014
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The number of tropical cyclones hitting Queensland and Western Australia has fallen to low levels not seen for more than 500 years, new research published in Nature shows.
Earth Sciences
Jan 29, 2014
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The intensity of tropical cyclones hitting East Asia has significantly increased over the past 30 years, according to a new study published today.
Environment
Jan 15, 2014
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Despite the fact that recent studies have focused on climate change impacts on the intensity and frequency of tropical cyclones themselves, a research team led by Jon Woodruff of the University of Massachusetts Amherst found ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 4, 2013
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