NASA Watches a Dangerous Storm Nearing the Gulf Coast
Government meteorologists issued unusually dire warnings as a large hurricane neared the U.S. Gulf Coast on August 26, 2020. After rapidly strengthening as it passed…
Government meteorologists issued unusually dire warnings as a large hurricane neared the U.S. Gulf Coast on August 26, 2020. After rapidly strengthening as it passed…
During the afternoon of August 26, as major Hurricane Laura nears landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border, NASA satellites have been providing forecasters with a great…
Despite facing a dry July, many farmers in Iowa were expecting a good harvest in the fall. Instead, many had their fields of corn and…
On August 16, 2020, temperatures in Southern California approached the highest levels ever reliably recorded on Earth. That day, NASA’s ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment…
From cities to deserts, the intense heat gripping California is being closely monitored by an Earth-observing mission aboard the International Space Station. As record temperatures…
A University of Colorado Boulder-led team is the first to observe new equatorial wind patterns in Antarctica, revealing new connections in global circulation. A CIRES-led…
Australian meteorologists took note recently when not one—but two—vast bands of clouds stretched from the eastern Indian Ocean to Australia, channeling streams of moisture that…
As the United States moves into the last weeks of climatological summer, one-third of the country is experiencing at least a moderate level of drought….
A special type of aurora, draped east-west across the night sky like a glowing pearl necklace, is helping scientists better understand the science of auroras…
On the ground, windy conditions strengthen these electrical flashes, but new experiments tell a different story for flying objects. At the height of a thunderstorm,…
Geoscientists from Goethe University create sedimentary archive with annual resolution. The hurricanes in the Caribbean became more frequent and their force varied noticeably around the…
Four years of research confidently narrows range of 1.5°C-4.5°C down to 2.3°C-3.9°C. The most advanced and comprehensive analysis of climate sensitivity yet undertaken has revealed…
Weather forecasts have become less accurate during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the reduction in commercial flights, according to new research. A new study in…
Wild weather sweeping in from the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico is bringing flooding rains, high winds, and dangerous storm surges to Hawaii and…
Rainfall that accompanies Asia’s summer monsoon plays an important role in the region’s economy by refilling aquifers, generating hydroelectric energy, and providing water for crops….
NASA satellite imagery revealed powerful thunderstorms fueled the intensification of Hanna into a hurricane along the Texas coast. Hanna has become the first hurricane of…
In July 2020, the Eastern Pacific experienced its first major hurricane of the year. After intensifying to category 4 strength on July 23, Douglas rapidly…
Since the start of Asia’s summer monsoon season on June 1, 2020, excessive rainfall has pushed lakes and rivers to record high levels in China….