Reactive dust from Great Salt Lake may have health consequences
Dust pollution is known to contribute to asthma and heart and lung disease. But dust blowing from Utah’s Great Salt…
A thousands-year-old log demonstrates how burying wood can fight climate change
In 2013, Ning Zeng came across a very old, and ultimately very important, log. Advertisements He and his colleagues were…
How rapid intensification spawned two monster hurricanes in one week
One of the widest hurricanes on record slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast on September 26 as a powerful Category 4…
A transatlantic flight may turn Saharan dust into a key ocean nutrient
As dust from the Sahara blows thousands of kilometers across the Atlantic Ocean, it becomes progressively more nutritious for marine…
Some tadpoles don’t poop for weeks. That keeps their pools clean
Some tadpoles don’t poop for the first weeks of their lives. At least, that’s the case for Eiffinger’s tree frogs…
Climate change fueled the fury of hurricanes Helene and Milton
Meteorologists have watched in awe as Hurricane Milton, churning over the anomalously warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, swiftly…
How much is climate change due to extreme weather?
This video was supported by funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Advertisements TRANSCRIPT Maria Temming: In 2021, a historic…
Can solar farms and agricultural farms coexist?
Advertisements Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting questions from readers about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What…
A biogeochemist is following the movements of toxic mercury pollution
One of the richest biodiversity hotspots in the world is Peru’s Madre de Dios, a region of the Amazon located…
Why was Hurricane Helene so devastating?
Advertisements Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting questions from readers about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What…