Parched Central Valley farms depend on Sierras for groundwater (Jul 25, 2024 20:50)
New research shows that California's Central Valley, known as America's breadbasket, ge...
Warming has more impact than cooling on Greenland's 'firn,' physics-based model reveals (Jul 25, 2024 19:55)
Scientists have known from ice core research that it's easier to melt an ice sheet than...
Humanity suffering from 'extreme heat epidemic,' UN chief warns (Jul 25, 2024 19:29)
Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Gut...
Climate change will bring more turbulence to flights in the Northern Hemisphere, analysis finds (Jul 25, 2024 18:18)
A type of invisible, unpredictable air turbulence is expected to occur more frequently ...
Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns over the past century are likely due to human-induced climate change, study shows (Jul 25, 2024 18:00)
Rainfall fluctuates more vigorously. Why? Scientists say it's because of us. Many peopl...
Raindrops grow with turbulence in clouds: New findings could improve weather and climate models (Jul 25, 2024 16:58)
Scientists for decades have attempted to learn more about the complex and mysterious ch...
Paris Olympics promote sustainability for good reason: Climate change is putting athletes and their sports at risk (Jul 25, 2024 16:50)
Europe is in the midst of a heat wave, and while Olympic athletes in Paris for the 2024...
Surging heat stress for workers in Europe, Central Asia: UN (Jul 25, 2024 16:40)
A growing number of workers face exposure to heat stress, even in regions with traditio...
Monday was the warmest day recorded on Earth, but how do scientists actually measure that? (Jul 25, 2024 16:26)
In the past week, Earth's record for the hottest day was broken twice. Sunday July 21 w...
Researchers quantify solar absorption by black carbon in fire clouds (Jul 25, 2024 15:59)
In an actively warming world, large-scale wildfires are becoming more common. These wil...
To address the growing issue of microplastics in the Great Lakes, we need to curb our consumption (Jul 25, 2024 15:40)
You would be hard-pressed to find a corner of the world free from microplastics, plasti...
Scientists identify Great Salt Lake as a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions (Jul 25, 2024 15:00)
Research by Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) examining greenhouse gas emissions from the dryi...
Deadly typhoon hits Taiwan, 6 sailors missing after ship sinks (Jul 25, 2024 14:30)
The strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years killed five people and flooded parts...
Air pollution falls after London vehicle curbs: Mayor (Jul 25, 2024 14:24)
London's Mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday claimed success for his expanded pollution toll z...
Typhoon Gaemi weakens as it leaves Taiwan for China (Jul 25, 2024 08:30)
Typhoon Gaemi passed through Taiwan overnight and was headed towards eastern China on T...
Forest fire reaches town in Canada's Jasper National Park (Jul 25, 2024 08:30)
A forest fire at a major national park in western Canada reached an evacuated town on W...
How spaceborne satellites can help with forest monitoring (Jul 24, 2024 19:54)
Information like forest canopy height can be useful in assessing the health of a forest...
Nationwide flood models poorly reflect risks to households and properties, study finds (Jul 24, 2024 19:48)
Government agencies, insurance companies and disaster planners rely on national flood r...
Study: Gases from burning biomass react within clouds, forming secondary organic aerosols (Jul 24, 2024 19:40)
Thousands of tiny particles in the atmosphere unseen by the naked eye scatter and absor...
Wildfires in Ontario and Manitoba affect air quality in Montreal, study shows (Jul 24, 2024 19:40)
In July and August 2021, smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario and Manitoba affe...