Tag: Weather forecasting
Farmers face a soaring risk of flash droughts in every major...
Jeff Basara, University of Oklahoma and Jordan Christian, University of Oklahoma
Flash droughts develop fast, and when they hit...
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...
Warming is clearly visible in new US ‘climate normal’ datasets
Russ Schumacher, Colorado State University and Becky Bolinger, Colorado State University
Anyone who listens to weather reports has heard...
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...
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...
How meteorologists predict the next big hurricane
Mark Bourassa, Florida State University and Vasu Misra, Florida State University
Hurricane Florence is heading toward the U.S. coast, right at the height of hurricane...
Understanding tornadoes: 5 questions answered
Paul Markowski, Pennsylvania State University and Yvette Richardson, Pennsylvania State University
Editor’s note: May and June are typically peak months for tornadoes in...
EXPLORING NATURE
Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already...
Ellen Welti, Smithsonian Institution
More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend...
