The ocean is an important carbon sink that absorbs 20–30% of the total anthropogenic CO2 emissions in the industrial era (1.0–3.0 Pg annually, 1 Pg = 1015 g). Tropical cyclones are among the most ...

Though it has been a rainy month with fewer wildfires than usual across the western Canadian territories, smoke is still blanketing the landscape through Alaska, Yukon, and the N.W.T. The cause: fires ...

Scientists have created a neural network that allows for more accurate prediction of Arctic storms. It identifies errors in global weather models that tend to smooth out small—scale vortices and ...

After a prolonged period of cold weather that affected much of Europe, a dramatic temperature shift is expected in the coming ...

Dense air pollution visible in east Asian city. - Universe Vision/Shutterstock You wouldn't think cleaning up pollution would have the opposite effect of making things worse, but that may well be the ...

How cool is this? Earlier this month, NOAA satellites captured fascinatingimagery of what at first looked like a trio of mini-hurricanes churning in the Gulf of Alaska. As it turns out, those rapidly ...

Residual Arctic air associated with the blizzard that slammed the Upper Midwest earlier this week kept Wednesday morning low temperatures 10–20 degrees below average throughout much of the eastern ...

When turbulent weather with whipping winds and heavy snow is in the forecast, meteorologists sometimes warn that a storm could “bomb out” or become a bomb cyclone. But what exactly does this mean?

A major blizzard has brought lashing winds and heavy snowfall across the East Coast, causing many local leaders to declare states of emergency and restrict or limit travel in light of the storm’s ...

When turbulent weather with whipping winds and heavy snow is in the forecast, meteorologists sometimes warn that a storm could “bomb out” or become a bomb cyclone. But what exactly does this mean?

Philadelphia has not had a temperature above freezing since 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24, and our below-freezing stretch will continue through the weekend. Saturday is the 8th consecutive day with a ...