Start of rainy season predicts food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa
The onset of the rainy season can affect food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa as much as the amount of rain farmers receive overall, a new study shows.
Jan. 26, 2021 • ~7 min
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
Rainy days can send nitrogen runoff to rivers
Heavy rain events, which happen just a few days each year, have an outsize role in sending nitrogen runoff into waterways, computer modeling indicates.
Sept. 22, 2020 • ~5 min
Plants kill cells so they don’t pop
To stop their cells from exploding after a downpour, plants trigger them to self-destruct. Now researchers know more about how.
June 18, 2020 • ~6 min
Climate change could cause droughts across North America
May 21, 2020 • ~7 min
When water vapor blows in, dry soil gets rain?
New research clarifies the role of water vapor in rainfall, a complex relationship that remains mysterious.
May 11, 2020 • ~7 min
Less snow and more rain could lead to bigger floods
New research offers insight into how flood risks may change in a warming world that has less snow.
Jan. 29, 2020 • ~5 min
Climate change made Hurricane Florence bigger
Scientists knew human-induced climate change would cause Hurricane Florence to be bigger and wetter, even before the storm hit. Here's how.
Jan. 2, 2020 • ~3 min
Rain gets worse after hurricane winds die down
Hurricane rains that come once winds subside may actually have more intensity than when the storm is at its strongest.
Dec. 3, 2019 • ~4 min
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