January breaks another heat record despite hopes La Niña would slow global warming
El Niño's cooler flip side, a La Niña, tends to dampen the effects of global warming, making record temperatures far less ...
Science Daily6h
Scientists simulate asteroid collision effects on climate and plants
A new climate modeling study presents a new scenario of how climate and life on our planet would change in response to a potential future strike of a medium-sized (~500 m) asteroid.
Here’s What Would Happen If Asteroid Bennu Hit Earth
Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...
Science Daily9h
Plant power: A new method to model how plants move water globally
Earth systems models are an important tool for studying complex processes occurring around the planet, such as those in and between the atmosphere and biosphere, and they help researchers and ...
What’s the difference between climate and weather models? It all comes down to chaos
Weather and climate models are both governed by the same physical processes. But that’s where most of the similarities end.
The Gazette11h
Bill would remove climate change from state consideration
DES MOINES — The state, under a bill advanced Wednesday in the Iowa House, would no longer have the declared purpose of ...
'Extreme' warming in the Arctic as North Pole temperatures swell 36 F above average
The North Pole was above freezing on Sunday after an extreme winter warming event caused temperatures to climb more than 36 F ...
Eos19h
Integrating K–12 Teachers into Climate Education
Scientists and schoolteachers have teamed up to design training and classroom materials that help educators understand and ...