El Niño pattern can bring wet weather to UK one year later
El Niño and La Niña cycles driven by ocean temperatures in the Pacific can influence weather in the North Atlantic 12 months later – a [more…]
El Niño and La Niña cycles driven by ocean temperatures in the Pacific can influence weather in the North Atlantic 12 months later – a [more…]
Rapid erosion caused by a geological act of “piracy” tens of thousands of years ago may have raised Earth’s crust and elevated Mount Everest by [more…]
A sprawling research program aims to improve hurricane forecasts by collecting data at the chaotic interface of ocean and atmosphere
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A ring of asteroid debris could have orbited Earth for tens of millions of years, and perhaps even have altered the planet’s climate
Seismologists were mystified by a strange signal that persisted for nine days in 2023 – now its source has been identified as a standing wave [more…]
Quartz crystals produce electricity when they are deformed by mechanical stress, which may explain how enormous chunks of gold can form in inert rock
James Lovelock’s hypothesis that our planet is a living entity is well known. Ferris Jabr’s new book Becoming Earth takes it a step further
After over a year of record-high global sea temperatures, the equatorial Atlantic is cooling off more quickly than ever recorded, which could impact weather around [more…]
After over a year of record-high global sea temperatures, the Atlantic is cooling off more quickly than ever recorded, which could impact weather around the [more…]