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Exploring a Frozen Frontier’s Chemistry

Exploring a Frozen Frontier’s Chemistry

December 1, 2025

Key messages from "Overview of the Chemistry in the Arctic: Clouds, Halogens, and Aerosols (CHACHA) Field Campaign,” by Jose D....

Fire and Ice: When Sparks Fly in Lake-Effect Snowstorms

Fire and Ice: When Sparks Fly in Lake-Effect Snowstorms

November 26, 2025

Key messages from "Winter Lightning to the Lee of Lake Ontario: The Lake-Effect Electrification (LEE) Field Campaign," by Scott M....

Global Record in Question: Could Death Valley lose its claim to “world’s hottest place”?

Global Record in Question: Could Death Valley lose its claim to “world’s hottest place”?

November 14, 2025

New analysis of the Death Valley record for hottest weather-related air-surface temperature recorded on Earth suggests the record is “implausible.”

Unlocking the Secrets of Precipitation in the Yarlung Zsangbo Grand Canyon

Unlocking the Secrets of Precipitation in the Yarlung Zsangbo Grand Canyon

September 30, 2025

Overview We distill the essence of a pioneering effort to decode one of Earth’s most dynamic precipitation systems, offering tools...

Research Spotlight: T-REX and the Quest for Sustainable Almonds

Research Spotlight: T-REX and the Quest for Sustainable Almonds

May 9, 2025

A meteorological field project is partnering with orchards to reduce water use in California’s dry climate California is one of...

Southeasterners Perceive Tornado Risk Dangerously Different Than They Should, Especially at Night

Southeasterners Perceive Tornado Risk Dangerously Different Than They Should, Especially at Night

March 17, 2021

While a major winter storm last month was plastering the United States from Texas and New Mexico to New England...

Not Just in Their Heads: New Research Confirms Connection Between Weather and Chronic Pain

January 4, 2021

Stormy weather increases pain. That fact is actually good news for people suffering from chronic pain whose complaints are often...

An Anticipated Increase in Earth’s Strongest Storms

An Anticipated Increase in Earth’s Strongest Storms

November 18, 2020

A little more than two weeks ago, Supertyphoon Goni blasted ashore in the Philippines with top sustained winds of 195...

An Anticipated Increase in Earth's Strongest Storms

An Anticipated Increase in Earth's Strongest Storms

November 18, 2020

A little more than two weeks ago, Supertyphoon Goni blasted ashore in the Philippines with top sustained winds of 195...

We May Be Able to Further Improve Hurricane Track Forecasts After All

We May Be Able to Further Improve Hurricane Track Forecasts After All

October 27, 2020

Zeta blossomed into the 11th hurricane of this hyperactive season Monday and its forecast track takes it ashore on the...