climatology

Geography and Paleoclimate

Mark Altaweel

Paleoclimate has had a major effect in shaping not only physical geography but also biodiversity in different parts of the Earth.

Image of the moon captured through a telescope. Photo: Mike Klinke, USGS. Public domain. https://www.usgs.gov/center-news/mike-and-moon

The Moon’s Influence on Rainfall: A Closer Look

Elizabeth Borneman

When the moon rises it creates a ‘bulge’ in the Earth’s atmosphere which can influence how much rain is able to fall to the ground.

A downstream view from the bridge during a blizzard, with ice forming on both edges of the river.

The U.S. Has Doubled the Number of Blizzards in the Last Two Decades

Elizabeth Borneman

The number of blizzards that occur in the United States has nearly doubled in the last two decades.

Monthly 700 hPa vertical velocity anomalies (Pa/s) from October of 1933 through March of 1934, calculated from the 20th Century Reanalysis. All anomalies are calculated relative to the baseline period of 1931–1990.

New Study Discovers the Worst Drought of the Millennium Occurred in 1934

Rebecca Maxwell

According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the worst drought of the last thousand years occurred in 1934 ...

Caused by Monarch butterflies in flight?

Mass Movements So Large You Can See Them on Radar

Caitlin Dempsey

The U.S. National Weather Service in Saint Louse, Missouri recently reported that a butterfly shaped pattern on its radar was the result of... butterflies.