The new study provides unambiguous evidence that the inner core began to decrease its speed around 2010, moving slower than the Earth's surface.
Public More Confident Connecting Increasing Heat, Wildfires with Climate Change than Other Extreme Weather Events, Study Finds
Oregon State University researchers found that U.S. adults are fairly confident in linking wildfires and heat to climate change, but less confident when it comes to other extreme weather events like hurricanes, flooding or tornadoes.
Ancient Ocean Slowdown Warns of Future Climate Chaos
When it comes to the ocean’s response to global warming, we’re not in entirely uncharted waters.
Paleontology: New fossil fish genus discovered
Paleontologists have identified a new genus of fossil goby, revealing evolutionary secrets of a lineage that stretches back millions of years.
Rainfall Breaks Records in Florida
A plume of moisture from the western Caribbean delivered heavy rainfall to parts of southern Florida, particularly along its Gulf Coast, in June 2024.
Quantum Data Assimilation: A Quantum Leap in Weather Prediction
Researchers developed a novel algorithm to solve data assimilation problems using quantum computers, significantly reducing computational cost.
New way to spot beetle-killed spruce can help forest, wildfire managers
A new machine-learning system can automatically produce detailed maps from satellite data to show locations of likely beetle-killed spruce trees in Alaska, even in forests of low and moderate infestation where identification is otherwise difficult. The automated process can help forestry and wildfire managers in their decisions. That's critical as...
Western Agricultural Communities Need Water Conservation Strategies to Adapt to Future Shortages
Relying on water storage won’t be enough to make up for declines in future water availability under a changing climate, new study shows.
Pacific Coast Gray Whales Have Gotten 13% Shorter in the Past 20-30 Years, Oregon State Study Finds
Gray whales that spend their summers feeding in the shallow waters off the Pacific Northwest coast have undergone a significant decline in body length since around the year 2000, a new Oregon State University study found.
Atmospheric Sulphur Dioxide Levels Reach Historic High in Scotland Following Icelandic Volcano Eruption
Edinburgh, no stranger to an occasional haze, experienced an unprecedented atmospheric event on 31 May, unlike any seen in over 30 years.