Tag: Storms
Tornadoes and climate change: What a warming world means for deadly...
John Allen, Central Michigan University
The deadly tornado outbreak that tore through communities from Arkansas to Illinois on the...
Cellphone bans in the workplace are legal and more common among...
Richard Carlson, South Texas College of Law Houston
Cellphones in the workplace can be a distraction – but they...
Surfing makes its Olympic debut – and the waves should be...
Sally Warner, Brandeis University
For the first time, surfing is on the Olympic stage.
The surfing...
Wild weather: 4 essential reads about tornadoes and thunderstorms
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
Springtime in the U.S. is frequently a season for thunderstorms, which can spawn tornadoes. These...
Atmospheric river storms can drive costly flooding – and climate change...
Tom Corringham, University of California San Diego
Ask people to name the world’s largest river, and most will probably guess that it’s the Amazon, the...
Western wildfires are spinning off tornadoes – here’s how fires create...
Charles Jones, University of California, Santa Barbara and Leila Carvalho, University of California, Santa Barbara
It might sound like a bad movie, but extreme wildfires...
Why does some rain fall harder than other rain?
Jeffrey B. Halverson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like...
What is a derecho? An atmospheric scientist explains these rare but...
Russ Schumacher, Colorado State University
Thunderstorms are common across North America, especially in warm weather months. About 10% of them become severe, meaning they produce...
EXPLORING NATURE
Washington DC’s 240 million‑gallon sewage spill is a symptom of nationwide trouble
Marccus D. Hendricks, University of Maryland
When 240 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Potomac River in...
