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New information about an elusive atmospheric phenomenon known as gigantic jets has been uncovered by a detailed 3D study of a massive electrical discharge that…
Utah’s Great Salt Lake dropped to its lowest recorded water level last month as a megadrought persists across the US southwest. This has forced the…
As we face increasingly hot summers, understanding how to avoid the health dangers associated with high temperatures has become more important than ever. Here are…
Water levels in Lake Mead are at their lowest since April 1937, when the reservoir was still being filled for the first time, continuing a…
In summer 2022, multiple heatwaves around the world shattered temperature records and fueled wildfires. Heatwaves struck Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, in…
Satellite images show smoke from hundreds of wildland fires darkening Alaskan skies. Alaskan summers are usually described as brief and mild. In the early summer…
In early July 2022, a combination of dry weather, lightning, and unusual heat fueled hundreds of wildland fires in northern Canada. 136 fires were burning…
Many people are aware of the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica, but what is less widely known is that the protective ozone in…
What do tornadoes look like on the inside? It’s a good question, but scientists really don’t know the answer. There are no visual observations from…
The Po River, the longest river in Italy, is hitting record low water levels after months without heavy rainfall. The Copernicus Sentinel-2 animation above shows…
Snowmelt and heavy rain caused historically high water in Yellowstone National Park that destroyed homes, roads, and bridges, and isolated some of the national park’s…
Tornado Scars Northern Michigan Satellite imagery shows the line of damage extending through Gaylord, Michigan. Gaylord, a city in Otsego County in northern Michigan with…
A new study has revealed super cyclones, the most intense form of tropical storms, are likely to have a much more devastating impact on people…
At least eight major events in Iraq have darkened skies and sickened people in the past six weeks. Iraq and other countries of the Middle…
The instrument aboard the space station documents blistering hot temperatures in urban areas around Delhi during the historic heat wave on the Indian subcontinent. A…
A new research study has revealed the most intense heatwaves ever across the world – and remarkably some of these went almost unnoticed decades ago….
The hottest March in India on record was followed by more waves of oppressive heat in April, leaving more than a billion people sweltering and…
To assess how climate warming will change risks such as crop failures and wildfires, it’s necessary to look at how the risks are likely to…