Atmospheric chemists from MIT test how effective rain is at cleaning the atmosphere, revealing the…
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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.
A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reveals that July 2015 had…
California farmers have been forced to pump large amounts of groundwater in response to the…
A newly published study resolves the inconsistencies in the timing of atmospheric volcanic aerosol loading…
A new study from NASA reveals that droughts in the U.S. Southwest and Central Plains…
A short video details how scientists merged data on high-energy bursts seen on Earth by…
Climatologists believe the latest Kelvin waves are the “last hurrah” for a much-hoped-for El Niño…
By using computer simulations of the climate, researchers have found evidence for anthropogenic glacier mass…
Scientists have used observations from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites…
A new four-minute-long ScienceCast video examines the evidence that an El Niño is developing in…
New data from NASA’s AIM spacecraft show a vast bank of noctilucent clouds blanketing Antarctica.…
New satellite data from NASA provide a glimpse into one of the most powerful storms…
This four minute video shows climate model estimates on how global temperature and precipitation patterns…
A new four-minute ScienceCast video explores the strange phenomena coming from the tops of thunderstorms…
A newly published study from Princeton University and UC Berkeley reveals that slight increases in…
In a newly published study, researchers detail the atmospheric circulation patterns of Uranus and Neptune,…
A new study from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory found that 700,000 square kilometers of forest…
El Niño events are not as predictable as previously thought. According to new analyses of…