Climate

Climate

High-flying birds recruited for meteorology

Monitoring the midflight movements of high-flying birds can provide valuable meteorological data, new research shows.

Oceans

Oxygen in Black Sea has declined by more than a third since 1955

The Black Sea’s oxygen-rich surface layer shrank by more than a third from 1955 through 2013, compressing marine habitats and bringing toxic hydrogen sulfide closer to the surface.

Animals

Jumping conchs triumph at overheated athletics

“Simple” circulatory system outdoes fancier ones in delivering oxygen for jumping conchs in simulated climate change conditions.

Animals

Some seabirds will be hit hard by sea level rise

Seabird species that nest on low-lying islands in stormy winter months could see huge losses as sea levels rise, a new study finds.

Animals

Alpine bee tongues shorten as climate warms

Pollinators’ match with certain alpine flowers erodes as climate change pushes fast evolution.

Climate

Hurricane reports ignore indirect deaths

Nearly half of all hurricane and tropical storm fatalities are indirect, yet they typically aren’t included in official storm reports.

Animals

Warmer waters give Arctic mosquitoes a growth spurt

Arctic mosquitoes develop faster in warmer waters, outpacing increased predation.

Climate

Earth just had its first storm-free hurricane peak in 38 years

This year marks the first time since 1977 that September 12, the typical height of the Atlantic hurricane season, passed without a single major cyclone anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere.

Climate

Burning remaining fossil fuels would eradicate Antarctic ice

Finishing off Earth’s available carbon resources would nearly eliminate the Antarctic ice sheet and raise sea levels by more than 50 meters, new research calculates.

Climate

Virtual twister reveals possible source of tornado longevity

First computer simulation of a long-lived EF5 tornado may reveal why some twisters stick around.

Climate

Hurricane’s tiny earthquakes could help forecasters

Hurricane Sandy set off small earthquakes under its eye as it moved up the U.S. East Coast in 2012. The tiny tremors could help researchers track the behavior of future storms, researchers propose.

Climate

Katrina’s legacy: Refining hurricane forecasting

Ten years following Hurricane Katrina’s formation, the storm’s devastating legacy in New Orleans and beyond continues to drive storm forecast improvements.