In July 2020, the Eastern Pacific experienced its first major hurricane of the year. After…
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Weather refers to the short-term atmospheric conditions in a specific place at a specific time, including temperature, precipitation, wind, humidity, and pressure. It plays a crucial role in daily life, agriculture, transportation, and disaster preparedness. Weather science, or meteorology, uses satellite data, radar, computer models, and historical patterns to forecast conditions and understand extreme events like hurricanes, heatwaves, and blizzards. Stay updated with the latest research on weather prediction, climate connections, and the tools scientists use to track and understand our planet’s ever-changing skies.
Since the start of Asia’s summer monsoon season on June 1, 2020, excessive rainfall has…
Less than two months into hurricane season, the Atlantic basin has already produced six named…
In southern South America, clouds often rule the skies. But in June 2020, just the…
From its vantage point aboard the Aqua satellite, the instrument maps how much moisture the…
Warmer than average sea surface temperatures in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean so far in…
Every summer, the wind carries large amounts of desert dust particles from the hot and…
University of Maryland researcher discovers important ocean blender effect that may influence climate and fisheries…
Strange times meet strange clouds. Noctilucent or ‘night shining’ clouds (NLC) are captured over Knowlton…
The first comprehensive worldwide assessment of heatwaves down to regional levels has revealed that in…
Winds routinely drive clouds of Saharan dust out of West Africa and across the Atlantic…
Comprehensive compilation of pre-historic temperature records shows that global warming is reaching levels not seen…
In orbit for more than a decade, ESA’s Earth Explorer satellite SMOS has not only…
Dust storms from Africa’s Saharan Desert traveling across the Atlantic Ocean are nothing new, but…
The 2019-20 winter in Europe was the warmest on record, with little snow. The spring…
The role of incoming water vapor on rainfall has been a complex area of study,…
MIT analysis uncovers the basis of the severe rainfall declines predicted by many models. Although…
Eastern Siberia is famous for some of the coldest wintertime temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere.…