Tag: Atmospheric science
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...
Tornadoes, climate change and why Dixie is the new Tornado Alley
Ernest Agee, Purdue University
Tornadoes tore up homes in New Orleans and its suburbs and were reported in communities...
Cloud seeding might not be as promising as drought-troubled states hope
William R. Cotton, Colorado State University
Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued their U.S. spring outlook...
Pollen season is getting longer and more intense with climate change...
Yingxiao Zhang, University of Michigan and Allison L. Steiner, University of Michigan
Brace yourselves, allergy suffers – new research...
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...
How the Earth’s tilt creates short, cold January days
Deanna Hence, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Above the equator, winter officially begins in December. But in many areas,...
EXPLORING NATURE
The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...
Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University
Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil...
