Severe weather, climate, forecasting science and the occasional industry story, retold plainly.
Restoring drained peatlands has lowered the frequency of devastating fires fueled by El Niño droughts across Indonesian rainforests.
Aug 13, 2026 ScienceX-ray elemental mapping of ancient penguin fossils shows how the Antarctic Peninsula cooled from warm and humid to icy over geological time.
Aug 13, 2026 Severe WeatherA rare hybrid system approaches Hawaii with flood risk while Cristobal forms as two tropical waves enter a warming Atlantic, signaling an active season.
Aug 12, 2026 ScienceNew research using three decades of NOAA Hurricane Hunter data identifies four features that help tilted storms become vertically aligned and stronger.
Aug 12, 2026 ClimateResearch into Europe's worst medieval flood shows that successive extreme weather events are deadlier than a single event, raising risks for modern climate.
Aug 12, 2026 ClimateWith hundreds of millions living near coastlines, improved glacial simulations help cities plan for a projected 0.5 to 2 meters of sea-level rise.
Aug 12, 2026 ScienceScientists deployed dozens of ground sensors and three drones to monitor how vegetation recovers in the Nevada desert following a series of controlled fires.
Aug 12, 2026 ScienceResearchers used orbital data from roughly 1,200 Starlink satellites to map atmospheric density at 500 kilometers above Earth.
Aug 12, 2026 ClimateInland waterways make up less than 1% of navigable waters yet produce roughly a quarter of all shipping carbon dioxide emissions, new research shows.
Aug 12, 2026 ClimateResearchers find that place-based low-carbon schemes need early local engagement and an understanding of diverse community responses to succeed.
Aug 12, 2026 Severe WeatherA breakdown of why Puerto Rico faces a severe water shortage, from aging infrastructure to climate impacts.
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