Satellites Give Detailed Insights into Climate Sciences
The European Space Agency has recently released a report entitled ‘10 New Insights in Climate Science’.
What is a Snow Devil?
Miniature vortexes of wind can stir up snow in a formation known as a snow devil.
Driest Non-polar Desert in the World
Situated in northern Chile, the Atacama Desert is one of the driest places on Earth.
Earliest Published Research Linking Carbon Dioxide with Global Warming
163 years ago, Eunice Newton Foote was the first scientist to research the link between increased carbon dioxide and a warmer atmosphere.
More Frequent and Intense Tropical Storms Can Change the Geography and Ecology of Coastlines
Researchers with the University of North Carolina’s Institute of Marine Sciences have studied tropical cyclones that have impacted North Carolina in a 120 year period.
Deforestation Is Drying Up Atmospheric Rivers
Deforestation has a dramatic impact on climate, reducing evapotranspiration which feed atmospheric rivers.
What is Negative Rainfall?
Negative rain(fall) occurs when a particular area experiences more atmospheric evaporation than water downpour over a period of time.
Most of California’s Yearly Rainfall Arrives Via Atmospheric Rivers
A study that looked at two-decades worth of rainfall data has found that the majority of California’s rain arrives due to atmospheric rivers. hourly precipitation measurements has found that the majority of California’s rain arrives due to atmospheric rivers.
Understanding Climate Change Through Historical Shipping Logs
Geographic information and weather data recorded by ship crews are a valuable source of historical information that could be utilized to understand how our climate has changed.
These Clouds Only Predictably Form in Australia
Morning Glory clouds are a unique and rare cloud formation only predictably seen in the Gulf of Carpentaria in Australia during spring.
How Often Does it Snow in the Sahara Desert?
The sight of snow in the Sahara Desert is rare, but it does happen on occasion.
Study Examines Trends in Global Warming
A multi-institutional study has recently come out with new research that studied the temporary slowdown of rising temperatures around the Earth.
Geography and Paleoclimate
Paleoclimate has had a major effect in shaping not only physical geography but also biodiversity in different parts of the Earth.
What Causes Gaps in the Clouds?
Air will rise and fall around large geographic features such as islands and icebergs, affecting the formation of clouds.