Details inside raindrops hint at future water sources

"Where the water is coming from turns out to be an important part of the isotopic story that we can read in tropical rainfall."

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
Feb. 11, 2019 ~5 min

The polar vortex: How does it work?

You can blame the freezing weather of the last few weeks on the polar vortex, but what are they and why do they drive temperatures so low?

Josie Garthwaite-Stanford • futurity
Feb. 6, 2019 ~2 min


Machine learning lets old building use less heat

Researchers trained amachine learning model with data on forecasts and actual weather conditions. The result is an old building that's "smarter" about heat.

Melanie Lefkowitz-Cornell • futurity
Feb. 5, 2019 ~4 min

Here’s why it’s so incredibly cold in Europe

Chilly Europeans can blame a "sudden stratospheric warming" in the Arctic. Is the same phenomenon freezing Chicago?

Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich • futurity
Jan. 30, 2019 ~1 min

Windshield wipers collect rain data to fight floods

Sensors in windshield wipers could produce more accurate rainfall data than current systems, researchers report.

Nicole Casal Moore-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 18, 2019 ~4 min

Map zooms in on declining snow mass in Western US

"The annual maximum snow mass over the Western US is decreasing."

Mari Jensen-Arizona • futurity
Dec. 25, 2018 ~5 min

People really do drink more booze in cold, dark places

"Why do people in Russia drink so much? Why in Wisconsin?"

Erin Hare-Pittsburgh • futurity
Dec. 21, 2018 ~4 min

Why a warmer world may mean a wetter Arctic

The Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the planet and is predicted to get wetter. A new look at what happened 8,000 years ago may clarify why.

Charlotte Hsu-Buffalo • futurity
Nov. 2, 2018 ~4 min


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