Papers of Note

A Review of African Easterly Waves

A Review of African Easterly Waves

April 25, 2026

by Kelly M. Núñez Ocasio et al. African Easterly Waves (AEWs) are synoptic-scale, westward-propagating atmospheric disturbances that form over sub-Saharan...

MCSs Leave Behind Vast Heating Footprints in the Synoptic Circulation

MCSs Leave Behind Vast Heating Footprints in the Synoptic Circulation

December 30, 2025

A summary of “A Linear Analysis of the Heating Footprints of the US Mesoscale Convective Systems in the Northern Extratropical...

Extreme Weather, Emotions, and Support for Climate Policy

Extreme Weather, Emotions, and Support for Climate Policy

December 30, 2025

A summary of “Extreme Weather Experiences, Emotional Reactions to Messages, and Support for Proclimate Policies,” by Asheley R. Landrum (Arizona...

Amplified Land-Lake Thermal Contrast May Change Local Weather in a Warmer Climate

Amplified Land-Lake Thermal Contrast May Change Local Weather in a Warmer Climate

December 3, 2025

A summary of “Global Land-Lake Thermal Contrast in a Warming World,” by Heng Lyu (Yale, and Nanjing University of Information...