Climate and Atmosphere

4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (663+ words) Scientists have found that Arctic cyclones become especially destructive when several strike one after another. These storm clusters cause about twice as much sea ice loss as isolated cyclones, with impacts that persist roughly two and a half times longer....

8+ hour, 24+ min ago   (797+ words) Much of the ancient carbon released from thawing Arctic permafrost appears to end up trapped in seabed sediments rather than quickly returning to the atmosphere. The Arctic’s frozen ground holds an enormous reservoir of organic carbon. As permafrost thaws and…...

10+ hour, 19+ min ago   (429+ words) September 13, 2026 / 1:24 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco El Niño is not a giant storm; it is a natural climate pattern that redistributes heat in the equatorial pacific, which in turn influences weather across the world! When scientists talk about El Niño,…...

10+ hour, 22+ min ago   (262+ words) The Slapy reservoir on the Vltava River has dropped to its winter level far earlier than usual due to an extreme hydrological drought. The news was reported by Povodí Vltavy, the state company that manages the reservoir system along the…...

14+ hour, 4+ min ago   (359+ words) A natural cycle that sees lakes fluctuate, an increase in rainfall amounts that is being witnessed in the Eastern Africa region, coupled with degradation of the catchments is believed to be causing water levels in the rift valley lakes to…...

14+ hour, 30+ min ago   (682+ words) WorldAtlas Grand Mesa in western Colorado has a summit plateau of roughly 500 square miles, a tabletop broad enough to hold more than 300 lakes. Around the mesa, softer rock beneath its basalt cap has steadily eroded while the resistant summit has…...

14+ hour, 33+ min ago   (233+ words) Muscat – Researchers at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) have mapped a large wedge of seawater extending into a coastal aquifer in northern Oman, providing a new baseline for monitoring a threat that has damaged groundwater quality and affected agriculture. The study,…...

16+ hour, 44+ min ago   (380+ words) If you have not heard the term “Kelvin wave” before, you are not alone. The waves are a feature of fluid dynamics that the vast majority of the population rarely needs to worry about. But you might be hearing that…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (885+ words) (Gabrielle Kleber / SWNS) Melting Arctic glaciers are creating a climate “doom loop” by flushing out ancient methane from rocks beneath the ice, reveals new research. The more glaciers melt, the more of the greenhouse gas they are likely to release…...

22+ hour, 44+ min ago   (736+ words) Rain has brought relief for a village's much-loved fish pond amid warnings the drought is not over yet. Locals launched a rescue mission to save carp by dredging an ancient stew pond at Great Massingham, near King's Lynn as levels…...