In mid-January 2021, the Pacific Northwest of North America was soaked by several episodes of…
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Spain faces deep freeze after record snowfall, visible in Sentinel-3 satellite imagery. The heavy snowfall…
Sentinel-2 captured Madrid under heavy snow after Storm Filomena halted transport and logistics. The snow…
Meteorologists declared it the largest snowfall in the region since 1971. Between January 7–9, 2021,…
Researchers have confirmed a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event over the North Pole, which could…
Westerlies Moved Poleward in the Past, as They Are Doing Now The westerlies — or…
Researchers identify a mechanism by which small particles in the atmosphere can generate more frequent…
Summer in Antarctica is marked by days in which the Sun never sets, balmy temperatures…
As winter moisture rolls in from the Pacific Ocean and makes snow on the Sierra…
Though air and sea temperatures worldwide have been quite warm in 2020, the eastern and…
The South Pacific island nation of Fiji is bracing for the arrival of severe tropical…
Smart traffic signs combining Doppler radar and video with acoustic and weather sensors can track…
Stevens researcher and colleague find flood levels reached by Superstorm Sandy could be seen in…
Australia has experienced its warmest spring on record, hitting a mean temperature of 24.53°C (76.15°F),…
Turbulence is an omnipresent phenomenon – and one of the great mysteries of physics. A…
On November 22, 2020, Cyclone Gati became the strongest storm to hit Somalia since satellite…
Why do most viral epidemics spread cyclically in autumn and winter in the globe’s temperate…
Less than two weeks after being hit by category 4 Hurricane Eta, several Central American…