Climate
- Climate
Climate change intensified Hurricane Florence, study finds
A new study finds that a warmer climate fattened up Florence. The result: Once it made landfall it would now drop lots more rain and over a broader region.
- Climate
Hawaii’s record 2018 rains may foretell wetter times ahead
Another rainfall record was set in Hawaii. But how does this stack up to other rain records across the United States?
- Climate
Scientists Say: Climate
Climate is the atmospheric conditions that are typical to a general area over a long period of time.
- Climate
When the moon throws shade, the weather can change
Scientists have been puzzled about how a solar eclipse can impact weather. Here’s some of what they learned during the August 2017 event.
- Climate
Antarctica’s melting speeds up
Antarctica’s ice has been melting faster in the last five years. This has raised the world’s oceans almost 8 millimeters on average.
- Climate
Tropical cyclones are getting more sluggish
Hurricanes and other storms are traveling more slowly than they used to. That might mean even more rainfall for communities they batter.
- Climate
Hurricane Maria’s Puerto Rican death toll skyrockets 72-fold
The death toll had been just 64 — and then scientists launched household surveys. Those showed the “official” toll was off by more than 4,500.
- Oceans
Ocean heat waves are on the rise — and killing coral
Ocean heat waves are becoming hotter and more frequent. And one can be blamed for the 2016 coral deaths on the Great Barrier Reef.
- Climate
Analyze This: Climate change could make food less healthy
Levels of important nutrients are lower in crops exposed to high levels of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. How high? Try levels expected to be typical 30 years from now.
- Physics
Explainer: What is thundersnow?
Wacky weather produced lots of thundersnow during New England’s recent winter storms. Some scientists now suspect Mother Nature got some human help.
- Climate
Super-tiny pollutants may help fire up fierce storms
Tiny pollutant particles floating in air may help create clouds and wind, strengthening storms.
- Animals
Rising carbon dioxide could leave tiny lake dwellers defenseless
Rising carbon dioxide in freshwater lakes may change how predators and prey interact.
