The first assessment from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change in eight years will sound the alarm on soaring temperatures and other effects of unchecked carbon pollution
Satellite tracking of water vapor, critical for accurate forecasts, may be foiled by cellphone tower transmissions
Dry conditions have drawn down reservoirs, fueled massive wildfires and stunted crops
Shutting down the plant, which has run continuously since 1967, would squeeze already tight electricity supplies
Global warming made such an event at least 150 times more likely a new rapid analysis finds
The extreme dry conditions threaten crops and raise wildfire risks
To pin down causes of the structure's failure, investigators will probably gather its original design drawings, test its remains and run simulations of how well it could withstand forces...
Moisture measured in trees, shrubs and grasses is lowest since records began in the 1970s
Blistering temperatures add to concerns of a potentially devasting wildfire season
But there is little evidence to show that the process is increasing precipitation
Meanwhile NOAA put the year just behind 2016 in the charts, but it was remarkably hot by either agency’s measure
Structures diverted the weather pattern’s floods to new farmlands 2,000 years ago
A record 30 storms have formed, compared to the previous high of 28; almost all were the earliest on record
Here are some brief reports about science and technology from all over, including one from Israel about what DNA reveals about the Dead Sea Scrolls’ parchment.
Meteorologist J. Marshall Shepherd explains Hurricane Laura in the Gulf of Mexico and the ingredients for tropical cyclones
The peak of the season just started, but already there have been as many storms as in an entire average season
Unchecked climate change, urban development and population rise could all contribute to more people being exposed to punishing heat
Concerns over COVID-19 have officials urging evacuees to stay with friends and family or at hotels
Meteorologists take advantage of weather data collected by commercial jetliners at different altitudes and locations. Fewer flights mean less data.
Meteorologists are using supercomputers and the latest data about climate phenomena to predict temperature and precipitation four weeks in the future
