Former Tropical Storm Nakri strengthened into a Typhoon in the South China Sea on Nov. 8. 

An unprecedented number of bushfires have erupted on the east coast of Australia due to hot, dry, windy weather. 

Matmo strengthened from a tropical storm to a storm with hurricane-force in the overnight hours of Nov. 7 into Nov. 8. 

Erosion of permafrost coasts in the Arctic could vent major amounts of CO2

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.