What the jet stream and climate change had to do with the hottest summer on record − remember all those heat domes?

As a record-hot summer comes to a close, an atmospheric scientist explains how global warming drove long periods of extreme heat.

Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton • conversation
Sept. 18, 2024 • ~7 min

Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting its sea ice

Atmospheric rivers can melt fragile new sea ice. When these storms arrive in waves, the sea ice doesn’t have a chance to recover.

Pengfei Zhang, Assistant Research Professor of Atmospheric Science, Penn State • conversation
Feb. 6, 2023 • ~7 min

Why a warming climate can bring bigger snowstorms

Winters are getting warmer, yet Bostonians were digging out from nearly 2 feet of snow from a historic blizzard in late January. Why is the Northeast seeing more big snowstorms like this?

Michael A. Rawlins, Associate Director, Climate System Research Center, UMass Amherst • conversation
Feb. 2, 2022 • ~7 min

What does climate change have to do with snowstorms?

Winters are getting warmer, yet Bostonians were digging out from nearly 2 feet of snow from a historic blizzard in late January. Why is the Northeast seeing more big snowstorms like this?

Michael A. Rawlins, Associate Director, Climate System Research Center, UMass Amherst • conversation
Feb. 2, 2022 • ~7 min

100 degrees in Siberia? 5 ways the extreme Arctic heat wave follows a disturbing pattern

The Arctic is warming about twice as fast as the planet as a whole, with serious consequences. Scientists have been warning about this for decades.

Mark Serreze, Research Professor of Geography and Director, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
June 25, 2020 • ~7 min

Triple-digit heat in Siberia? 5 ways the extreme Arctic heat wave follows a disturbing pattern

The Arctic is warming about twice as fast as the planet as a whole, with serious consequences. Scientists have been warning about this for decades.

Mark Serreze, Research Professor of Geography and Director, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
June 25, 2020 • ~7 min

Triple-digit heat in Siberia? 5 ways the extreme Arctic heat wave fits a disturbing pattern

The Arctic is warming about twice as fast as the planet as a whole, with serious consequences. Scientists have been warning about this for decades.

Mark Serreze, Research Professor of Geography and Director, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
June 25, 2020 • ~7 min

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