To be classified as a derecho, a windstorm must have winds of at least 58 mph, some gusts over 75 mph and a wind damage path ...
Earth’s climate is now warming so quickly that one of NASA’s most influential former scientists says the planet has crossed a ...
UC San Diego–led research shows that knowing the origins of rainfall could transform how drought planning and land management ...
Microplastics are already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up, they are becoming a much bigger and more hazardous problem, according to a new analysis ...
As climate change and the resulting extreme weather intensify, interest in weather modification is growing around the world.
This dramatic-sounding phenomenon is a naturally occurring component of the Earth’s atmosphere that can play a huge role in ...
Scientists have discovered a climate rhythm that may improve long-range tropical cyclone forecasts and strengthen early warning systems.
Tropical cyclones can unleash extensive devastation, as recent storms that swept over Jamaica and the Philippines made ...
A research team in Japan has created a groundbreaking Milky Way simulation that follows more than 100 billion stars with a level of detail that was once thought impossible.