Tag: weather
4 factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disasters
Michael Wysession, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
Between the record-breaking global heat and extreme downpours,...
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...
El Niño is back – that’s good news or bad news,...
Bob Leamon, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
El Niño is officially here, and while it’s still weak right now,...
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...
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...
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...
Fiona hits Atlantic Canada: Climate change means the region will see...
Ryan P. Mulligan, Queen's University, Ontario
Atlantic Canada has been left reeling from the impacts of one of the...
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...
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Refugees tell stories of problems – and unity – in facing...
Karen Jacobsen, Tufts University and Charles Simpson, Tufts University
Across the globe, refugees are trying to settle into new surroundings and are running into new...
