Tag: Atmosphere
What is a heat dome? An atmospheric scientist explains the weather...
William Gallus, Iowa State University
A heat dome occurs when a persistent region of high...
2022’s US climate disasters, from storms and floods to heat waves...
Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton
The year 2022 will be remembered across the U.S. for its devastating flooding and...
Hurricane hunters are flying through Ian’s powerful winds to forecast intensity...
Jason Dunion, University of Miami
As Hurricane Ian intensifies on its way toward the Florida coast, hurricane hunters are...
What is a heat dome? An atmospheric scientist explains the weather...
William Gallus, Iowa State University
A heat dome occurs when a persistent region of high pressure traps heat over...
Why does the Moon look close some nights and far away...
Silas Laycock, UMass Lowell
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
Tonga eruption was so intense, it caused the atmosphere to ring...
Kevin Hamilton, University of Hawaii
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption reached an explosive crescendo on Jan. 15, 2022. Its...
2021’s climate disasters revealed an east-west weather divide, with one side...
Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton
Alongside a lingering global pandemic, the year 2021 was filled with climate disasters, some...
The roar of the crowd – how fans create electric atmospheres
Tim Hill, University of Bath; Giana M. Eckhardt, King's College London, and Robin Canniford, The University of Melbourne
Since...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
