Vertical air motions increase ice formation in mixed-phase clouds. 

In the autumn of 2017, hurricanes Irma and Maria destroyed Puerto Rico causing thousands of deaths, illnesses and suffering, which brought about a situation of serious economic, political and public health crisis, and widespread death and destruction.

Researchers at EPFL have developed a novel way of predicting lightning strikes to the nearest 10 to 30 minutes and within a radius of 30 kilometers. The system uses a combination of standard data from weather stations and artificial intelligence.

Researcher says the study establishes a reasonable estimate of global forest restoration potential and addresses the issue more directly than previous work.

Scientists have linked the decline in Arctic sea ice to the emergence of a deadly virus that could threaten marine mammals in the North Pacific, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.

Trillions of plastic fragments are afloat at sea, which cause large “garbage patches” to form in rotating ocean currents called subtropical gyres. 

Climatologically quiet, the North Indian Ocean basin has seen an unusually high number of cyclones this year.

New report calls for more powers to be given to areas such as the Sheffield City Region to help reduce carbon emissions and make the switch to clean energy sources.

Scientists have successfully captured otherwise emitted CO2, and turned it into carbonate minerals deep underground in less than 2 years.

Scientists hope to learn more about the atmosphere of the pre-oxygenated Earth and the conditions in which the first life on Earth lived.