Extreme and prolonged heat waves are becoming more frequent as the global climate warms. Unusually hot conditions across western North America, the Mediterranean and southern Asia this year have been ...

Water temperature is an important physical variable that affects most aquatic ecosystem functions, including biogeochemical reaction rates, phenology, and species fitness. We analyzed >60 water ...

Winter is coming—eventually. And while the earth is warming, a new study suggests that the atmosphere is being pushed around in ways that cause long bouts of extreme winter cold or wet in some regions ...

The jet stream, or any wind, is the result of differences in surface temperature. In simple terms, warm air rises, creating low pressure, and cold air sinks, creating high pressure. Wind is the ...

Climate scientists have long watched the jet stream with fascination and growing concern. These rivers of air racing across our planet at altitudes of roughly 5-9 miles dictate much of our day-to-day ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - A new study from the University of Arizona reveals how historical tree-ring data can help predict extreme summer weather events. Researchers, led by Ellie Broadman, analyzed ...

Where there's water, there are waves. But what if you could bend water waves to your will to move floating objects? Scientists have now developed a technique to merge waves in a water tank to produce ...

Day to day, our weather is governed by weather systems that span a few hundred miles and exist for a couple of days to a week. Highs, lows, fronts – these weather makers govern whether you need to ...