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June 24, 2025
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June 23, 2025 Ancient coral fossils from the remote Seychelles islands have unveiled a dramatic warning for our future—sea levels can rise in sudden, sharp bursts even when global temperatures stay ...
June 19, 2025 During Earth's ancient Snowball periods, when the entire planet was wrapped in ice, life may have endured in tiny meltwater ponds on the surface of equatorial glaciers. MIT researchers discovered ...
June 18, 2025 A breakthrough study has uncovered that the Southern Ocean's power to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere fluctuates dramatically depending on winter sea ice. When sea ice lingers longer into winter, the ocean absorbs up to 20% more CO2, thanks ...
June 15, 2025 Atmospheric rivers, while vital for replenishing water on the U.S. West Coast, are also the leading cause of floods though storm size alone doesn t dictate their danger. A groundbreaking study analyzing over 43,000 storms across four decades found ...
June 10, 2025 Some volcanoes erupt with little to no warning, posing serious risks to nearby communities and air traffic. A study of Alaska's Veniaminof volcano reveals how specific internal conditions like slow magma flow and warm chamber walls can create these ...
June 6, 2025 Frogs, salamanders, and other amphibians are not just battling habitat loss and pollution they're now also contending with increasingly brutal heat waves and droughts. A sweeping 40-year study shows a direct link between the rise in extreme weather ...
June 2, 2025 New research adds to our understanding of how rapidly rising sea levels due to climate change foreshadow the end of the Great Barrier Reef as we know it. The findings suggest the reef can withstand rising sea levels in isolation but is vulnerable to ...
June 2, 2025 Researchers have developed a deep learning model called LSTM-SAM that predicts extreme water levels from tropical cyclones more efficiently and accurately, especially in data-scarce coastal regions, to offer a faster, low-cost tool for flood ...
June 2, 2025 California Central Valley, which is known for the agriculture that produces much of the nation's fruits, vegetables and nuts, is a major contributor to a growing dust problem that has profound implications for people's health, safety and ...
May 30, 2025 Hurricane Ida wreaked an estimated $75 billion in total damages and was responsible for 112 fatalities -- including 32 in New Jersey and 16 in New York state. Yet the hurricane could have been even worse in the Big Apple, find ...
May 30, 2025 Researchers determined how much outdoor particulate pollution affects indoor air quality. Their study concluded pollution from inversion and dust events is kept out of buildings, but wildfire smoke ...
May 30, 2025 Immediate recovery efforts receive the most attention after severe natural disasters, yet new data from researchers at Drexel University and the University of Maryland suggests these climate events ...
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May 29, 2025 A multi-sensor detection of an intense gamma-ray flash, which occurs when two lightning leaders collided, has been observed. Observations across a wide radiation spectrum enabled precise measurement ...
May 26, 2025 A modeling study shows that global warming will make it harder to reduce ground-level ozone, a respiratory irritant that is a key component of smog, by cutting greenhouse gas ...
May 22, 2025 From deadly floods in Europe to intensifying tropical cyclones around the world, the climate crisis has made timely and precise forecasting more essential than ever. Yet traditional forecasting ...
May 22, 2025 Hurricane winds are a major contributor to storm-related losses for people living in the southeastern coastal states. As the global temperature ...
May 22, 2025 Scientists found that neural networks cannot yet forecast 'gray swan' weather events, which might not appear in existing training data but could still happen -- like 200-year floods or massive ...
May 20, 2025 The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth, but in recent decades, the region has been rapidly warming, at a rate three to four times faster ...
May 16, 2025 A multidisciplinary team of researchers has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can predict acute child malnutrition in Kenya up to ...
May 16, 2025 A new study reveals that heat-tolerant symbiotic algae may be essential to saving elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) -- a foundational species in ...
May 14, 2025 Traditional methods of assessing damage after a disaster can take weeks or even months, delaying emergency response, insurance claims and long-term rebuilding efforts. New research might change that. ...
May 13, 2025 Stifling heat and sticky air often make summertime in the city uncomfortable. Due to the heat island effect, urban areas are significantly warmer than nearby rural areas, even at night. This, ...
Earlier Headlines
May 8, 2025 A long period of drought in North America has been recognized by scientists for decades. A new study links the severe climate to a change in Earth's ...
May 8, 2025 A glacier in Antarctica is committing 'ice piracy' -- stealing ice from a neighbor -- in a phenomenon that has never been observed in such a short time frame, say ...
May 7, 2025 Climate scientists reveal that millions of today's young people will live through unprecedented lifetime exposure to heatwaves, crop failures, river floods, droughts, wildfires and tropical ...
May 6, 2025 Researchers have released their 2024 U.S. sea level 'report cards,' providing updated analyses of sea level trends and projections for 36 coastal communities. Encompassing 55 years of ...
May 5, 2025 Atmospheric and climate scientists show that biological particles may induce rain events that could contribute to flooding and snowstorms, owing to their ability to precipitate ice formation in ...
May 2, 2025 New research reveals how Saharan dust impacts solar energy generation in Europe. Dust from North Africa reduces photovoltaic (PV) power output by scattering sunlight, absorbing irradiance, and ...
May 2, 2025 The disappearance of sea ice in polar regions due to global warming not only increases the amount of light entering the ocean, but also changes its color. These changes have far-reaching consequences ...
May 1, 2025 Urgent action must be taken to reduce the ever-rising number of people killed by extreme temperatures in India, say the authors of a new 19-year study which found that 20,000 people died from ...
May 1, 2025 A new study has investigated the use of a new monitoring technique for early warning of a volcanic eruption. The research team compared the earthquake signals during two eruptions of Ontake Volcano ...
Apr. 30, 2025 In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the Monterey Peninsula in California, where this study was conducted. The orange ...
Apr. 29, 2025 New research finds that tropical cyclones reduce years of schooling for children in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in areas unaccustomed to frequent storms. Girls are ...
Apr. 29, 2025 Scientists believe they have found a way to improve warning systems for vulnerable communities threatened by humid heatwaves, which are on the rise due to climate change and can be damaging and even ...
Apr. 28, 2025 Flash floods resulting from extreme rainfall pose a major risk to people and infrastructure, especially in urban areas. Higher temperatures due to global climate change affect continuous rainfall and ...
Apr. 24, 2025 A new study finds that presenting the same continuous climate data, such as incremental changes in temperature, in binary form -- such as whether a lake did or did not freeze in the winter -- ...
Apr. 23, 2025 Over the past two decades, satellite-based planetary observations have recorded rapid mass loss of Patagonian glaciers, contributing approximately 0.07 mm per year to global sea-level rise. A study ...
Apr. 23, 2025 Scientists believe that the motion of Earth's continents through plate tectonics has been largely steady over millions of years. New research, however, suggests this drift can speed up or slow ...
Apr. 22, 2025 Dust-on-snow is a major threat to water in the Colorado River, yet no snowmelt forecasts integrate dust-accelerated melt. Using pioneering remote sensing techniques, new research is the first to ...
Apr. 17, 2025 Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the 'Barbarian Conspiracy', a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new study reveals. Researchers argue that Picts, Scotti and ...
Apr. 14, 2025 A new study has shed unprecedented light on the highly variable and climate-sensitive routes that substances from Siberian rivers use to travel across the Arctic Ocean. The findings raise fresh ...
Apr. 11, 2025 For the highly populated coastal country of Bangladesh, once-in-a-century storm tides could strike every 10 years -- or more often -- by the end of the century, scientists ...
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Waxing and Waning Prairie: New Study Unravels Causes of Ancient Climate Changes
- Satellites Observe Glacier Committing 'ice Piracy'
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Monday, May 5, 2025
Friday, May 2, 2025
- Dust in the System -- How Saharan Storms Threaten Europe's Solar Power Future
- Loss of Sea Ice Alters the Colors of Light in the Ocean
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Exposure to Extreme Heat and Cold Temperature Is Leading to Additional Preventable Deaths, New 19-Year Study Suggests
- Eruption Loading: New Approaches to Earthquake Monitoring at Ontake Volcano, Japan
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- Missed School Is an Overlooked Consequence of Tropical Cyclones, Warming Planet
- Rainfall Triggers Extreme Humid Heat in Tropics and Subtropics
Monday, April 28, 2025
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Why Are Patagonian Glaciers Rapidly Losing Mass?
- Melting Glaciers at the End of the Ice Age May Have Sped Up Continental Drift, Fueled Volcanic Eruptions
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Monday, April 14, 2025
Friday, April 11, 2025
Thursday, April 10, 2025
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Southern Ocean Warming Will Mean a Wetter West Coast, US
- Researchers Explore Using Soil for Heat Storage
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Monday, March 31, 2025
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Melting Ice, More Rain Drive Southern Ocean Cooling
- Damaging Cluster of UK Winter Storms Driven by Swirling Polar Vortex Miles Above Earth
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Blurring the Line Between Rain and Snow: Limits of Meteorological Classification
- Getting Hit by Lightning Is Good for Some Tropical Trees
Monday, March 24, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Friday, March 14, 2025
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
- Study Reveals How Rising Temperatures Could Lead to Population Crashes
- AI Tool Can Predict Water Quality Across the U.S.
- Heat from the Sun Affects Seismic Activity on Earth
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Monday, February 24, 2025
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Models Show Intensifying Wildfires in a Warming World Due to Changes in Vegetation and Humidity; Only a Minor Role for Lightning
- Arctic Cyclones Could Be Missing Link in Sea Ice Depletion Models
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Validation Technique Could Help Scientists Make More Accurate Forecasts
- Satellite Data Identifies Warning Signs Ahead of 2018 Volcanic Eruption, Tsunami
Monday, February 10, 2025
- Scientists Identify Heat-Resistant Kelp Strain
- New Autonomous System to Monitor Arctic's Melting Ice
Friday, February 7, 2025
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Monday, February 3, 2025
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- Antarctic Fast Ice Secrets
- Bad Hair Bears! Greasy Hair Gives Polar Bears Fur With Anti-Icing Properties
- Research Contrasts Drought Sensitivity of Eurasian and North American Grasslands
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Monday, January 27, 2025
- Unraveling the Connection Between Canadian Wildfires and Arctic Ice Clouds
- Global Sea Level Very Likely to Rise Between 0.5 and 1.9 Meters by 2100 Under High-Emissions Scenario
Friday, January 17, 2025
- Research on Past Hurricanes Aims to Reduce Future Risk
- Researcher Studies the Power of Native Plants to Combat Road Salt Pollution
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Clouds Have a Surprising Effect on Surface Warming
- Critical Ocean Current Has Not Declined in the Last 60 Years
Friday, January 10, 2025
Thursday, January 9, 2025
- Researchers Use Lab Data to Rewrite Equation for Deformation, Flow of Watery Glacier Ice
- Floods, Droughts, Then Fires: Hydroclimate Whiplash Is Speeding Up Globally
Monday, January 6, 2025
- Ice Patches on Beartooth Plateau Reveal How Ancient Landscape Differed from Today's
- Lead Pollution Likely Caused Widespread IQ Declines in Ancient Rome, New Study Finds
- Climate Extremes in 2024 'wreaking Havoc' On the Global Water Cycle
- Floods Linked to Rise in US Deaths from Several Major Causes
- Marked Decrease in Arctic Pressure Ridges
Thursday, January 2, 2025
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Friday, December 20, 2024
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Bighorn Sheep Face Death by Avalanche in Sierra Nevada Range
- Antarctica's Irregular Heartbeat Shows Signs of Rapid Melting
Friday, December 6, 2024
- Record-Low Antarctic Sea Ice Can Be Explained and Forecast Months out by Patterns in Winds
- High Heat Is Preferentially Killing the Young, Not the Old, New Research Finds
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Friday, November 29, 2024
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- Researchers Show Complex Relationship Between Arctic Warming and Arctic Dust
- Delay and Pay: Climate Tipping Point Costs Quadruple After Waiting
- Under-Ice Species at Risk as Arctic Warms
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Vultures and Artificial Intelligence(s) as Death Detectors: High-Tech Approach for Wildlife Research and Conservation
- Artificial Intelligence Can Be Used to Predict River Discharge and Warn of Potential Flooding
- Improving Hurricane Modeling With Physics-Informed Machine Learning