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Security Risks of Extreme Weather and Climate Change
February 11, 2013 — A new study, conducted specifically to explore the forces driving extreme weather events and their implications for national security planning over the next decade, finds that the early ramifications ... > full story -
To Quiver or to Shiver: Explaining Warning Signal Diversity in Wood Tiger Moths
February 8, 2013 — A central question in evolutionary biology is what causes the diversity of appearance seen in animals of the same species? Diversity is the raw material evolution has to act on, and this is why it is ... > full story -
New Way to Identify Which El Niño Events Will Have Biggest Impact on U.S. Winter Weather
February 8, 2013 — Weather forecasters have long known that El Niño events can throw seasonal climate patterns off kilter, particularly during winter months. Now, new research suggests that a different way to ... > full story -
Pacific Locked in 'La Nada' Limbo
February 6, 2013 — Sea-surface height data from NASA's Jason-1 satellite show that the equatorial Pacific Ocean is still locked in what some call a neutral, or 'La Nada' state. This condition follows two years of ... > full story -
Smartphones, Tablets Help Researchers Improve Storm Forecasts
February 6, 2013 — Atmospheric scientists are using pressure readings from some new smartphones and tablet computers to improve short-term thunderstorm forecasts. A weather station in every pocket would offer an ... > full story -
Blowing Hot and Cold: U.S. Belief in Climate Change Shifts With Weather
February 5, 2013 — A study of American attitudes toward climate change finds that local weather -- temperature, in particular -- is a major influence on public and media opinions on the reality of global ... > full story -
Small Asteroid to Whiz Past Earth Safely
February 4, 2013 — The small near-Earth asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass very close to Earth on February 15, so close that it will pass inside the ring of geosynchronous weather and communications satellites. NASA's ... > full story -
Low Rainfall and Extreme Temperatures Double Risk of Baby Elephant Deaths
February 4, 2013 — Extremes of temperature and rainfall are affecting the survival of elephants working in timber camps in Myanmar and can double the risk of death in calves aged up to five, new research has ... > full story -
Increases in Extreme Rainfall Linked to Global Warming
February 1, 2013 — A worldwide review of global rainfall data has found that the intensity of the most extreme rainfall events is increasing across the globe as temperatures ... > full story -
NASA's Cassini Watches Saturn Storm Choke on Its Own Tail
January 31, 2013 — Call it a Saturnian version of the Ouroboros, the mythical serpent that bites its own tail. In a new paper that provides the most detail yet about the life and death of a monstrous ... > full story
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