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December 1, 2023

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One of the Largest Magnetic Storms in History Quantified: Aurorae Covered Much of the Night Sky from the Tropics to the Polar Regions

Dec. 1, 2023 — An international multidisciplinary team consisting of solar physicists, geophysicists, and historians from nine countries analysed observations of an extreme solar-terrestrial storm reported in ...

Being Prepared for Storm Surges on the Baltic Sea Coast

Nov. 29, 2023 — The record storm surge in October 2023 caused severe damage to the German Baltic coast. Effective adaptation scenarios to rising sea levels are therefore becoming increasingly urgent. In two recent studies, researchers have modeled both the flooding ...

600 Years of Tree Rings Reveal Climate Risks in California

Nov. 29, 2023 — The San Joaquin Valley in California has experienced vast variability in climate extremes, with droughts and floods that were more severe and lasted longer than what has been seen in the modern record, according to a new study of 600 years of tree ...

Solar Activity Likely to Peak Next Year

Nov. 28, 2023 — Researchers have discovered a new relationship between the Sun's magnetic field and its sunspot cycle, that can help predict when the peak in solar activity will occur. Their work indicates that the maximum intensity of solar cycle 25, the ongoing ...

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Giant Sea Salt Aerosols Play Major Role in Hawai'i's Coastal Clouds, Rain

Nov. 27, 2023 — A new study from atmospheric scientists revealed that the coastline can produce up to five times the concentration of giant sea salt aerosols compared to the open ocean and that coastal clouds may ...

A Fifth Higher: Tropical Cyclones Substantially Raise the Social Cost of Carbon

Nov. 23, 2023 — Extreme events like tropical cyclones have immediate impacts, but also long-term implications for societies. A new study now finds: Accounting for ...

AI Finds Formula on How to Predict Monster Waves

Nov. 20, 2023 — Using 700 years' worth of wave data from more than a billion waves, scientists have used artificial intelligence to find a formula for how to predict the occurrence of these maritime monsters. Long ...

Deep Dive on Sea Level Rise: New Modelling Gives Better Predictions on Antarctic Ice Sheet Melt

Nov. 17, 2023 — Using historical records from around Australia, an international team of researchers have put forward the most accurate prediction to date of past ...

Idai Vs. Impalas: New Study Shows in Real-Time What Helps Mammals Survive a Natural Disaster

Nov. 17, 2023 — After a massive cyclone transformed the ecosystem of Gorongosa National Park, researchers studied the immediate and knock-on impacts to ...

Temperature Variability Reduces Nesting Success

Nov. 16, 2023 — Many songbirds are nesting earlier in spring because of warmer temperatures brought about by climate change. But the shift brings another danger that is especially deadly for nestlings: greater ...

Not So Silver Lining: Microplastics Found in Clouds Could Affect the Weather

Nov. 15, 2023 — From the depths of the seas to snow on mountains and even the air above cities, microplastics are turning up increasingly often. Now, researchers ...

How Climate Change Could Be Affecting Your Brain

Nov. 13, 2023 — A new element of the catastrophic impacts of climate change is emerging -- how global warming is impacting the human ...

Wildfire, Drought Cause $11.2 Billion in Damage to Private Timberland in Three Pacific States, Study Finds

Nov. 13, 2023 — Wildfires and drought have led to $11.2 billion in damages to privately held timberland in California, Oregon and Washington over the past two ...

Designing Cities for 21st-Century Weather

Nov. 10, 2023 — Researchers have investigated how changes in urban land and population will affect future populations' exposures to weather extremes under climate conditions at the end of the 21st century. They ...

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New Cooling Ceramic Can Enhance Energy Efficiency for the Construction Sector and Help Combat Global Warming

Nov. 10, 2023 — Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in developing a passive radiative cooling (PRC) material. The material, known as cooling ceramic, has achieved high-performance optical properties for ...

Lightning Identified as the Leading Cause of Wildfires in Boreal Forests, Threatening Carbon Storage

Nov. 9, 2023 — Most wildfires in boreal forests, such as those in Canada, are caused by lightning strikes, according to a study aimed at attributing fire ignition sources ...

Crust-Forming Algae Are Displacing Corals in Tropical Waters Worldwide

Nov. 6, 2023 — Over the past few decades, algae have been slowly edging corals out of their native reefs across the globe by blocking sunlight, wearing the corals down physically, and producing harmful chemicals. ...

The Kids Aren't Alright: Saplings Reveal How Changing Climate May Undermine Forests

Nov. 3, 2023 — Researchers studied how young trees respond to a hotter, drier climate. Their findings can help shape forest management policy and our understanding of how landscapes will ...

Damaging Thunderstorm Winds Increasing in Central U.S.

Nov. 2, 2023 — Destructive winds that flow out of thunderstorms in the central United States are becoming far more widespread with warming temperatures, according to new research. A new study shows that the central ...

Ocean Warming Is Accelerating, and Hotspots Reveal Which Areas Are Absorbing the Most Heat

Nov. 1, 2023 — A new study reveals increasing warming rates in the world's oceans in recent decades and the locations with the greatest heat ...

The Importance of the Earth's Atmosphere in Creating the Large Storms That Affect Satellite Communications

Oct. 30, 2023 — Large geomagnetic storms disrupt radio signals and GPS. Now, researchers have identified the previous underestimated role of the ionosphere, a region of Earth's upper atmosphere that contains a ...

Scientists Find Two Ways That Hurricanes Rapidly Intensify

Oct. 26, 2023 — Scientists at NCAR have identified two entirely different modes of hurricane rapid intensification. The findings may lead to better understanding and prediction of these dangerous ...

Rider on the Storm: Shearwater Seabird Catches an 11 Hour Ride Over 1,000 Miles in a Typhoon

Oct. 25, 2023 — New research suggests that increasingly severe weather driven by climate change may push oceangoing seabirds to their limits. ...

Report Warns About Risk Tipping Points With Irreversible Impacts on People and Planet

Oct. 25, 2023 — A new report finds that drastic changes are approaching if risks to our fundamental socioecological systems are not addressed. The Interconnected Disaster Risks Report 2023 warns of six risk ...

Adapting to Climate Change: Individuals Take Action While Governments Plan

Oct. 24, 2023 — While governments may take the lead in planning and financing climate change adaptation measures, such as incentivizing green infrastructure, individuals currently are most often the ones ...

Climate Report: 'Uncharted Territory' Imperils Life on Earth

Oct. 24, 2023 — An international coalition of climate scientists says that the Earth's vital signs have worsened beyond anything humans have yet seen, to the point that life on the planet is ...

New Extremes in Stratospheric Water Vapor

Oct. 19, 2023 — The focus of new research was to determine how deep, how much and how frequently water in the stratosphere was being increased by ...

New Study Finds 50-Year Trend in Hurricane Escalation Linked to Climate Change

Oct. 19, 2023 — New research by climate scientists indicates that there have been great changes to Atlantic hurricanes in just the past 50 years, with storms developing and strengthening ...

Protecting Polar Bears: New and Improved Radar Technology

Oct. 18, 2023 — Research testing new technology to more effectively locate polar bear dens across the Arctic is showing promising results. Researchers hope that improving detection tools to locate dens -- which are ...

As Surging Threats Teeter Electrical Power Grids, Scientists Offer Insights to Make Them More Resilient

Oct. 18, 2023 — Power grids -- the web of electrical networks that sprawl across countries and continents -- are under stress. Extreme weather events and volatile energy demands often push the system to the brink. ...

Climate Network Analysis Helps Pinpoint Regions at Higher Risk of Extreme Weather

Oct. 17, 2023 — Climate change and the rapid increase in frequency of extreme weather events around the globe reinforces the reality that these events are interconnected. Researchers now describe a climate network ...

Rising Seas Will Tighten Vise on Miami Even for People Who Are Not Flooded, Says Study

Oct. 16, 2023 — A new study that examines both the physical and socioeconomic effects of sea-level rise on Florida's Miami-Dade County area finds that in coming decades, four out of five residents may face ...

New Study Confirms Presence of Flesh-Eating and Illness-Causing Bacteria in Florida's Coastal Waters Following Hurricane Ian

Oct. 16, 2023 — When Hurricane Ian struck southwest Florida in September 2022, it unleashed a variety of Vibrio bacteria that can cause illness and death in humans, according to a new ...

Management Zone Maps of Little Use to Corn Growers

Oct. 16, 2023 — A multiyear analysis tested whether management zone maps based on soil conditions, topography or other landscape features can reliably predict which parts of a cornfield will respond best to higher ...

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