Tag: Atmospheric science
In 2025, Tornado Alley has become almost everything east of the...
Daniel Chavas, Purdue University
Violent tornado outbreaks, like the storms that tore through parts of St. Louis and London,...
The world regulated sulfur in ship fuels − and the lightning stopped
Chris Wright, University of Washington
If you look at a map of lightning near the Port of Singapore, you’ll...
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...
Cloud seeding can increase rain and snow, and new techniques may...
Daniel Merino, The Conversation and Nehal El-Hadi, The Conversation
When an unexpected rainstorm leaves you soaking wet, it is...
Can rainbows form in a circle? Fun facts on the physics...
Partha Chowdhury, UMass Lowell
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
Epic snow from all those atmospheric rivers in the West is...
Chad Hecht, University of California, San Diego
To get a sense of the enormous amount of water atmospheric rivers...
Allergy season is getting more intense with climate change – we’re...
Yingxiao Zhang, University of Michigan and Allison L. Steiner, University of Michigan
If you’re feeling the misery of allergy...
Why tornadoes are still hard to forecast – even though storm...
Chris Nowotarski, Texas A&M University
As a deadly tornado headed toward Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on March 24, 2023, forecasters...
EXPLORING NATURE
How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...
Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University
Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States....
