A storm by any name: Sleepy hurricane season may wake up in September
Danielle, Earl, and Fiona have been patiently waiting their turn. Now there are signs they may come alive, possibly disrupting Labor Day weekend.
Danielle, Earl, and Fiona have been patiently waiting their turn. Now there are signs they may come alive, possibly disrupting Labor Day weekend.
Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2022
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An international team of researchers has uncovered the reason that less lightning occurs over tropical oceans than over land. In their paper published in the journal Nature Communications, the group describes their multi-year ...
Extreme events such as the "North China Super Sandstorms" in March 2021 have significant impacts on human life, socio-economics and agricultural production. In addition to local meteorological conditions, sea surface temperature ...
Environment
Aug 1, 2022
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In the summer of 2015–2016, some 40 million mangroves shriveled up and died across the wild Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia, after extremely dry weather from a severe El Niño event saw coastal water plunge 40 ...
Environment
Jul 29, 2022
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The sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic Ocean can be a predictor up to three months in advance of extreme climate events involving reduced rainfall and intense drought in the Northeast region of Brazil. This is ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2022
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Coral is a complicated holobiont, harboring an array of life forms at different scales, including coral cells, zooxanthellae, and associated bacteria, archaea and viruses.
Ecology
Jul 1, 2022
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The annual number of tropical cyclones forming globally decreased by about 13% during the 20th century compared to the 19th, according to research published today in Nature Climate Change.
Environment
Jun 28, 2022
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Cleaner air in United States and Europe is brewing more Atlantic hurricanes, a new U.S. government study found.
Earth Sciences
May 11, 2022
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Maggie and Mike McKinney, their pets and a friend sought refuge in a bathroom of their home in Florida's Panhandle on Oct. 10, 2018 with three shot glasses and a bottle of Jameson Irish whiskey.
Earth Sciences
May 9, 2022
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The outer-core size of tropical cyclones (TCs) is vital for evaluating their destructive potential. It is usually defined as the radius of gale-force wind (R17), but accurately forecasting R17 is challenging owing to our ...
Environment
Apr 26, 2022
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