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Just a week after a dramatic temperature drop across much of Europe, the winter weather and related cold are again posing a significant threat to …

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A smaller-scale lava eruption continues in Iceland, with little harm outside the eruption area. But a much larger volcano is currently getting close to an …

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A major pattern change is coming up for the United States this week. After a very warm early April, a strong intrusion of Arctic cold …

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We don’t see this very often, but the tropical region is facing two merging cyclones this week. A so-called Fujiwhara effect of tropical cyclone Seroja …

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The second month of the meteorological spring 2021 continues with above-normal activity during a new tornado season in the United States. This year, the La …

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The state of Alaska is experiencing an unusually cold Arctic blast this week, with temperatures forecast to reach close to -50 °F in some areas …

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In the vast Colorado River basin, climate change is driving extreme, interconnected events among earth-system elements such as weather and water.

Many areas in Slovenia reached their coldest April morning over the last 100 years! The official meteorological station Nova vas na Blokah peaked at -20.6 …

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Dry periods between rainstorms have become longer and more erratic across the West during the past 50 years. Total yearly rainfall has decreased by about four inches over the last five decades, with rain falling in fewer and sometimes larger storms, along with longer dry intervals between. The longest dry period in each year increased from 20 to 32 days.

Scientists have detailed how Arctic lightning strikes stand to increase by about 100 percent over northern lands by the end of the century as the climate continues warming.

A new study shows a correlation between the end of solar cycles and a switch from El Nino to La Nina conditions in the Pacific Ocean, suggesting that solar variability can drive seasonal weather variability on Earth.

An exceptional, more than 100 mbar pressure difference between Greenland and northern Europe on Sunday has released a massive Arctic cold blast towards continental Europe. …

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The important ENSO region in the tropical Pacific ocean is changing again, and that is always a big deal. We are observing a weakening of …

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SEVERE WEATHER PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST RESULTS Week 05 of 2021 (Feb 1st – Feb 7th)   The winning photographs are based on the highest number of …

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A very dramatic weather pattern change is coming up for the Easter holidays this year. A historic Arctic cold blast will impact the UK and …

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Air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels impacts human health but predicting pollution levels at a given time and place remains challenging, according to a team of scientists who are turning to deep learning to improve air quality estimates. Results of the team's study could be helpful for modelers examining how economic factors like industrial productivity and health factors like hospitalizations change with pollution levels.

On the afternoon of April 13, 2018, a large wave of water surged across Lake Michigan and flooded the shores of the picturesque beach town of Ludington, Michigan, damaging homes and boat docks, and flooding intake pipes. Thanks to a local citizen's photos and other data, scientists reconstructed the event in models and determined this was the first ever documented meteotsunami in the Great Lakes caused by an atmospheric inertia-gravity wave.

Despite important agricultural advancements to feed the world in the last 60 years, a new study shows that global farming productivity has fallen 21% since the 1960s - the equivalent of losing about seven years of farm productivity increases - all due to climate change.

The April Fool’s Day 2021 is not a joke this time, it will bring a massive cold outbreak towards the East Coast. Nearly 30-50 degrees …

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Bangladesh's floating gardens, built to grow food during flood seasons, could offer a sustainable solution for parts of the world prone to flooding because of climate change, a new study has found.