How the Earth's tilt creates short, cold January days

The winter solstice is past, but bundle up – January is when winter really arrives in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

Deanna Hence, Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • conversation
Jan. 10, 2022 ~8 min

Why the southern US is prone to December tornadoes

Tornadoes in December aren’t unusual in the Gulf Coast and lower Mississippi Valley states, but the Dec. 10-11 outbreak was extreme and far-reaching.

Kelsey Ellis, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee • conversation
Dec. 12, 2021 ~8 min


The most influential climate science paper of all time

A 1967 study by Nobel-winner Syukuro Manabe changed climate science forever

Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds • conversation
Oct. 7, 2021 ~5 min

Monsoons make deserts bloom in the US Southwest, but climate change is making these summer rainfalls more extreme and erratic

Monsoons are weather patterns that bring thunderstorms and heavy rains to hot, dry areas when warm, moist ocean air moves inland. They’re challenging to forecast, especially in a changing climate.

Christopher L. Castro, Professor of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona • conversation
Oct. 1, 2021 ~9 min

Do the northern lights make sounds that you can hear?

Depending on who you ask, the northern lights may, very occasionally, sound like ‘rustling silk’ or ‘two planks meeting flat ways’.

Fiona Amery, PhD Candidate in History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge • conversation
Sept. 16, 2021 ~8 min

How Arctic warming can trigger extreme cold waves like the Texas freeze – a new study makes the connection

Counter to what you might expect, events like the February cold wave that froze Texas can actually become more likely with global warming.

Judah Cohen, Climate scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) • conversation
Sept. 2, 2021 ~8 min

How Arctic warming triggers extreme cold waves like the Texas freeze – a new study makes the connection

Counter to what you might expect, events like the February cold wave that froze Texas can actually become more likely with global warming.

Judah Cohen, Climate scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) • conversation
Sept. 2, 2021 ~8 min

How Arctic warming can trigger cold waves in North America – a new study makes the connection

Counter to what you might expect, events like the February cold wave that froze Texas can actually become more likely with global warming.

Judah Cohen, Climate scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) • conversation
Sept. 2, 2021 ~8 min


How a volcano and flaming red sunsets led an amateur scientist in Hawaii to discover jet streams

The Rev. Sereno Edwards Bishop mobilized ship captains to track the extraordinary sunsets appearing around the world after Krakatau erupted in 1883.

Kevin Hamilton, Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hawaii • conversation
Aug. 16, 2021 ~7 min

Earth's energy budget is out of balance – here's how that's warming the climate

When heat in doesn’t equal heat out, Earth sees changes.

Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University • conversation
Aug. 4, 2021 ~6 min

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