Weather forecasters may be looking in the wrong place when working to issue tornado warnings, new research led by Ohio University has demonstrated.
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Wildlife Struggle to Cope with Extreme Weather
The mass death of flying foxes in extreme heat in North Queensland last month underscores the importance of University of Queensland wildlife research released today.
Droughts Boost Emissions as Hydropower Dries Up
When hydropower runs low in a drought, western states tend to ramp up power generation – and emissions – from fossil fuels.
Pollutants from Wild Fires Affect Crop and Vegetation Growth Hundreds of Kilometres from Impact Zone, Research Shows
The startling extent to which violent wild fires, similar to those that ravaged large swathes of California recently, affect forests and crops way beyond the boundaries of the blaze has been revealed.
'A fresh strategy': Researchers discover low-cost way to produce hydrogen from water
A new catalyst developed by University of Toronto researchers could make it cheaper and easier to produce hydrogen from water – a process some say is key to storing energy from renewable, but intermittent, sources like solar and wind.
Dust Threatens Utah's 'Greatest Snow on Earth'
Utah’s Wasatch Mountains are famous for having “The Greatest Snow on Earth.”