Scientists at work: Sloshing through marshes to see how birds survive hurricanes
Birds found along the Gulf Coast have evolved to ride out hurricanes and tropical storms. But with development degrading the marshes where they live, it's getting harder for them to bounce back.
Oct. 28, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: climate-change birds ecology mississippi sea-level-rise hurricanes scientists-at-work tropical-storms coastal-development marshes wetlands gulf-coast alabama
Extreme weather: October downpour sees UK's wettest day on record
Persistent rain on Saturday 3 October breaks the record for the wettest day across the entire UK.
Oct. 16, 2020 • ~3 min
Tags: climate-change severe-weather loch-ness met-office storm-ciara
An autoimmune-like antibody response is linked with severe COVID-19
Patients suffering from severe COVID-19 may be experiencing a rogue antibody response similar to that seen in autoimmune diseases. The findings offer new approaches for COVID-19 therapy.
Oct. 8, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: covid-19 immune-system pandemic sars-cov-2 viruses infection cytokine-storm antibody autoimmune-diseases b-cell
3D model seeks to explain mysterious hexagon storm on Saturn
Harvard researchers use a 3D model to figure out how a hexagon-shaped mega-storm on Saturn was formed.
Oct. 5, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: science-technology faculty-of-arts-and-sciences juan-siliezar saturn department-of-earth-and-planetary-sciences hexagon-storm jeremy-bloxham rakesh-k-yadav
Gaps between night and day heat drives severe storms
Larger differences between the Earth's surface temperature at night and day increase the risk of severe thunderstorms and flood-causing cloud bursts.
Sept. 29, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: floods storms rain weather earth-and-environment
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is so intense, it just ran out of storm names – and then two more storms formed
It's only happened twice since naming started in 1950, and there's an unusual twist to where many of the storms are forming this year.
Sept. 18, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: climate-change hurricanes storms el-nino meteorology natural-disasters oceans atlantic-ocean la-nina tropical-cyclones enso
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is so intense, it just ran out of storm names
In an unusual twist, many of those storms have been forming closer to the US coast.
Sept. 18, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: climate-change hurricanes storms el-nino meteorology natural-disasters oceans atlantic-ocean la-nina tropical-cyclones enso
Why more hospital visits occur just before a thunderstorm
To investigate the link between thunderstorms and ER visits, researchers analyzed lots of data from the National Weather Service and Medicare.
Sept. 18, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: storms air-pollution weather earth-and-environment health-and-medicine emergency-medicine
What is a hurricane storm surge, and why is it so dangerous?
It's not just about the hurricane. How high a storm surge gets and how far it reaches also has a lot to do with the land.
Sept. 14, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: climate-change sea-level-rise flooding hurricanes storms natural-disasters storm-surge weather
What is hurricane storm surge, and why is it so dangerous?
It's not just about the hurricane. How high a storm surge gets and how far it reaches also has a lot to do with the land.
Sept. 14, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: climate-change sea-level-rise flooding hurricanes storms natural-disasters storm-surge weather
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