An atmospheric scientist explains how El Niño works, this year’s oddities and why this phenomenon doesn’t last long.
There’s a rule of thumb that rainfall intensity increases by about 7% per degree Celsius as temperatures rise. But the increase is much higher in the mountains, scientists found.
There’s a rule of thumb that rainfall intensity increases by about 7% per degree Celsius as temperatures rise. But the increase is much higher in the mountains, scientists found.
By calling the Amazon “the lungs of the world”, the forest’s role in the water cycle is overlooked.
Western New York got socked by a storm that dumped 6 feet of snow in parts of the region, including the home of the Buffalo Bills’ stadium. A climate scientists explains how storms like this happen.
Here’s how dry Canadian wind can generate several feet of snow as it crosses the Great Lakes.
It’s not just mosquitos. Flooding, extreme heat and other climate-related hazards are bringing people into contact with pathogens more often, and affecting people’s ability to fight off disease.
Yellowstone’s destructive flooding was a taste of the risks ahead in a warming world, and it’s just one example.
Yellowstone’s destructive flooding was a taste of the risks ahead in a warming world, and it’s just one example.
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