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What is a heat dome? An atmospheric scientist explains the weather phenomenon baking large parts of the country
The first day of summer 2022 brought soaring temperatures across a large part of the United States. National…
Is Migaloo … dead? As climate change transforms the ocean, the iconic white humpback has been missing for two years
Vanessa Pirotta, Macquarie University It’s that time of year again, when the humpback highway is about to hit…
Ice world: Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is under assault from below and losing its grip
The front of Thwaites Glacier is a jagged, towering cliff. David Vaughan/British Antarctic Survey Ted Scambos, University of…
Bad news for the 2022 hurricane season: The Loop Current, a fueler of monster storms, is looking a lot like it did in 2005, the year of Katrina
An image from satellite data shows the strong Loop Current and swirling eddies. Christopher Henze, NASA/Ames Nick Shay,…
Hotter Kalahari desert may stop hornbills breeding by 2027
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbills struggled to breed at high temperatures. Nicholas B. Pattinson Nicholas B. Pattinson, University of Cape…
Planetary waves, cut-off lows and blocking highs: what’s behind record floods across the Southern Hemisphere?
Tess Parker, Monash University and Michael Barnes, Monash University From February to May 2022, many places in Queensland,…
How One Scientist “Poisoned” a Generation—And Endangered Many More
Oftentimes people hear about how some of history’s most notorious minds have led to some of the most…
Climate change is now on the menu at seafood restaurants
Warmer-water preferring fish species like sardines and squid may soon dominate seafood menus on the west coast of…
Relying on carbon capture to solve the climate crisis risks pushing our problems into the next generation’s path
Models suggest that CCS tech alone won’t be enough to avert climate disaster. Marcin Jozwiak/Pixabay Avit K Bhowmik,…
Climate Change May Be Giving the Deep Sea Little Room to Breathe
Nestled between Canada’s Labrador Peninsula and the island of Greenland is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean…