If you're leary of lightning, the Gulf states may not be for you. Credit: PixaobayWondering if you reside in a region prone to lightning strikes? Recent maps reveal the precise locations where lightning makes contact with the ground throughout the United States annually. Hint: If you're concerned about lightning strikes, you may want to...
The New York TimesWildfires, among the nation's most devastating natural calamities, threaten lives, property, and the environment by causing air pollution and destroying homes and infrastructure. Effective wildfire forecasting and management hinge upon understanding the risk and strategically allocating resources. A recent study, detailed in the November release of Earth's Future, brings scientific insights...
According to recent research, irregularities in the cooling process of molten iron in the Earth's core are responsible for variations in the planet's magnetic field.The swirling molten iron in the Earth's core controls the magnetic field /Credit: preparaenem.comWhy do satellite operations and compass readings experience interference that results in inaccurate directions not aligned with...
Credit: olhar digital.France has reached its record dry spell of 31 days without considerable rains, the country’s climate service stated Tuesday, amid concerns over water reserves partly of Europe still reeling from last year’s severe drought.With rainfall across the country of less than 1 millimeter per day since January 21, the weather service Meteo...
The earth has nine years to avert climate catastrophe. However, we are still pumping out record levels of pollution.A chimney from the Linden Cogeneration Plant is seen in Linden, New Jersey, on April 22nd, 2022. Credit: Kena Betancur / VIEWpressThe growing climate catastropheThe globe is rapidly coming close to a current level of climate catastrophe...
Credit: UnsplashSpecialists say that vegetables and fruit in stores will be smaller and look different as the summer's hot and dry climate impacts crops.Carrots, Potatoes, Brussels sprouts, apples, and onions are prone to be the most affected.Several locations of the UK have seen extremely low rain in 2022, and parts of England remain in...
Credit: UnsplashAfter weeks of scorching heat and dry conditions in the majority of the UK, with drought announced in parts of England, it seems that a big downpour is what we need.However, the heavy rainfall and thunderstorms predicted by the Met Office this week might be a threat.Researchers are warning that the storms can...
Tasiilaq, Greenland. Credit: Courthouse News Service.Climate changes in the tropical Pacific have momentarily put the brakes on fast warming and ice melting in Greenland.Researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan have clarified a confusing, decade-long stagnation in summer warming across Greenland.Their observational analysis and computer simulations exposed that changes in sea surface temperature in the...
IMELTING ICE ON THE ISLANDS OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA (BARENTS AND LAPTEV SEA REGION).CREDIT: GABRIELA SCHAEPMAN-STRUB, ARCTIC CENTURY EXPEDITION, 2021The temps in the Arctic are rising as a result of climate change. According to an international study conducted by UZH experts, Arctic warming causes temperature anomalies and cold damage millions of km distant in East...
According to AccuWeather meteorologists, the steamy air over the Northeast will help set the stage for daily rounds of heavy to severe electrical storms through the conclusion of the week.Anyone venturing outdoors in the neighborhood may believe they have been transported to Florida due to the excessive humidity levels that have made it feel...
