Tag: TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT PHENOMENA

A century of observations reveals increasing likelihood of continental-scale compound dry-hot extremes

Study shows impact of climate change on Neotropical freshwater ecosystems

Researchers from six countries in the Americas explored bromeliad microcosms, showing how drought and flood affect the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, especially at the bottom of the food chain

NASA sees post-tropical storm Teddy generating heavy rain over Eastern Canada

Hurricane Teddy has transitioned to a large post-tropical cyclone over eastern Canada. Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations, NASA estimated Teddy’s rainfall rates. In addition to the heavy rainfall, Teddy causing destructive waves…

NASA finds Dolphin swimming against wind shear

NASA’s Terra satellite provided a visible image of a slightly elongated Tropical Storm Dolphin as it battled wind shear upon its approach to east central Japan. A Visible Satellite Image The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies…

NASA finds Tropical Storm Lowell’s center north of strongest side

NASA’s Aqua satellite used infrared light to identify strongest storms and coldest cloud top temperatures in Tropical Storm Lowell and found them south of the center of circulation. Lowell is moving through the Eastern Pacific Ocean and far from land…

NASA tracking Beta’s heavy rainfall into lower Mississippi Valley

Slow-moving post-tropical storm Beta continues to drop large amounts of rainfall in Texas as it moves into the Lower Mississippi Valley on Sept. 23. A NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations estimated Beta’s rainfall rates.…

NASA’s terra satellite confirms Paulette’s second post-tropical transition

NASA’s Terra satellite passed over post-tropical storm Paulette after it had transitioned for a second time. Using infrared imagery, Terra found no strong storms remained. Paulette has had quite a history. Paulette formed in the Central Atlantic Ocean on Sept.…

Stability check on Antarctica reveals high risk for long-term sea-level rise

The warmer it gets, the faster Antarctica loses ice – and much of it will then be gone forever. Consequences for the world’s coastal cities and cultural heritage sites would be detrimental, from London to Mumbai, and from New York…

New model — Antarctic ice loss expected to affect future climate change

UMass Amherst research simulates dramatic climate impacts from higher Antarctic melt

NASA catches Tropical Storm Dolphin swimming north

NASA’s Terra satellite obtained visible imagery of Tropical Storm Dolphin as it continued moving north though the Northwestern Pacific Ocean on a track toward east central Japan. NASA Satellite View: Dolphin’s Organization The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument…

NASA imagery reveals strongest areas of Tropical Storm Beta

NASA’s Aqua satellite analyzed Tropical Storm Beta in infrared imagery to determine where the strongest parts of the storm were located. Beta is expected to stall inland over Texas today, Sept. 21, and heavy rains will continue over portions of…

NASA sees Hurricane Teddy threaten Eastern Canada

NASA’s Aqua satellite used infrared light to identify strongest storms and coldest cloud top temperatures in Hurricane Teddy as it nears eastern Canada. Teddy has triggered multiple warnings and watches. Warnings and Watches on Sept. 22 NOAA’s National Hurricane Center…

NASA sees rebirth of Tropical Storm Paulette

Tropical Storm Paulette just reformed in the central North Atlantic Ocean today, Sept. 22. Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations, NASA estimated Paulette’s rainfall rates. Paulette was a hurricane whose eye passed directly…

Ecologists confirm Alan Turing’s theory for Australian fairy circles

International research team led by Göttingen University shows patterned vegetation regenerates by “ecosystem engineering” of the grasses

Compounding impact of severe weather events fuels marine heatwave in the coastal ocean

Several coastal communities are picking up the pieces after being ravaged by hurricanes in the past month. Hurricane Laura, a category 4, and Hurricane Sally, a category 2, seemed to meander their way across the Gulf of Mexico constantly shifting…

Global change ecologist leads NASA satellite study of rapid greening across Arctic tundra

International team of researchers finds the region has become greener as warmer air and soil temperatures lead to increased plant growth

NASA analyzes Tropical Storm Lowell’s very cold cloud tops

NASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Tropical Storm Lowell using infrared light to determine the strength of the storm. Infrared imagery revealed that the strongest storms were around Lowell’s center and in its southern quadrant because of northerly wind…

Climate: risks and future strategies in Italy

It could be worth up to 8% of GDP per capita, exacerbate the differences between north and south, between society’s rich and poor, as well as affect a number of Italy’s strategic sectors: climate change is a risk accelerator for…

Southern hemisphere could see up to 30% less rain at end of the century

Analysis published in Scientific Reports is based on climate models for the mid-Pliocene period, which occurred 3 million years ago and shared characteristics with present-day warming

NASA analyzes soaking capabilities of hurricane Teddy on Bermuda approach

Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations, NASA estimated Hurricane Teddy’s rainfall rates as it approaches Bermuda on Sept. 21. Teddy is a large hurricane and growing. It is also churning up seas all…

NASA finds Tropical Storm Dolphin going swimmingly

NASA’s Terra satellite obtained visible imagery of recently formed Tropical Depression 14W as it strengthened into a tropical storm. Terra satellite imagery showed the storm was organizing. Dolphin developed from Tropical Depression 14W. 14W formed on Sept. 20 about 366…

NASA satellite found Post-Tropical Storm Alpha fizzle over Portugal and Spain

Former Subtropical Storm Alpha was a short-lived storm that formed and fizzled within 24 hours. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite found the remnants of former Subtropical storm Alpha spreading over Portugal and northwestern Spain. Alpha formed off the coast of Portugal…

NASA sees Wilfred degenerate into a trough

Former Tropical Storm Wilfred weakened in the Central Atlantic Ocean and NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image after the storm became a trough or elongated area of low pressure. On Sunday, Sept. 20 at 11 p.m. EDT, NOAA’s…

NASA’s aqua satellite helps confirm subtropical storm alpha

Subtropical Storm Alpha has formed near the coast of Portugal, becoming the first named storm using the Greek Alphabet list, now that the annual list of names is exhausted. NASA’s Aqua satellite obtained visible imagery of the new storm. NASA…

NASA confirms development of record-breaking tropical storm Wilfred, ending hurricane list

The list of hurricane names is officially used up with the development of the 23rd tropical cyclone of the year. Tropical Storm Wilfred just formed in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean today, Sept. 18. Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that…

NASA estimates powerful hurricane Teddy’s extreme rainfall

Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations, NASA estimated Hurricane Teddy’s rainfall rates. Teddy is a major hurricane in the Central North Atlantic Ocean. On Sept. 18, NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned that…

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite finds tropical storm Noul fading over Laos

Tropical Storm Noul made landfall in central Vietnam on Sept. 17 and NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of the storm over Laos. Noul was weakening as it moves toward Thailand where it is forecast to dissipate. The Joint…

NASA-NOAA satellite sees tropical depression 22 strengthening in gulf of Mexico

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared image of Tropical Depression 22 in the Gulf of Mexico during the early morning hours of Sept. 18. TD22 is expected to become a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).…

Indian monsoon can be predicted better after volcanic eruptions

Large volcanic eruptions can help to forecast the monsoon over India – the seasonal rainfall that is key for the country’s agriculture and thus for feeding one billion people. As erratic as they are, volcanic eruptions improve the predictability, an…

Undersea earthquakes shake up climate science

Despite climate change being most obvious to people as unseasonably warm winter days or melting glaciers, as much as 95 percent of the extra heat trapped on Earth by greenhouse gases is held in the world’s oceans. For that reason,…

Model comparison

Experts calculate future ice loss and sea-level contributions of Greenland and Antarctica

New estimates for the rise in sea levels due to ice sheet mass loss under climate change

An international consortium of researchers under the aegis of CMIP6 has calculated new estimates for the melting of Earth’s ice sheets due to greenhouse gas emissions and its impact on sea levels, showing that the ice sheets could together contribute…

0.5°C of additional warming has a huge effect on global aridity

Tokyo, Japan – In a new climate modeling study, researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo have revealed major implications for global drought and aridity when limiting warming to 1.5°C rather than 2°C above pre-industrial levels.…

Climate change impacts astronomical observations

Climate changes associated with global warming can affect astronomical observations. That is the result of a study involving scientists from the University of Cologne. The international research team investigated a range of climate parameters at the Very Large Telescope (VLT)…

Droughts in the Amazon rainforest can be predicted up to 18 months in advance

Monitoring surface temperatures in two regions of the Atlantic Ocean will reliably forecast droughts in South America.

Sea ice triggered the Little Ice Age, finds a new study

A new study finds a trigger for the Little Ice Age that cooled Europe from the 1300s through mid-1800s, and supports surprising model results suggesting that under the right conditions sudden climate changes can occur spontaneously, without external forcing. The…

NASA analyzes rainfall and rainmaking capability in Hurricane Sally

NASA satellites provided a look at the rainfall potential in Hurricane Sally before and after it made landfall in southern Alabama. NASA’s Aqua satellite and IMERG analysis were used to analyze the storm’s flooding potential. Sally came ashore on Wednesday,…

NASA finds a fading wispy Tropical Depression Vicky

NASA’s Terra satellite found Vicky to be a shadow of its former self, devoid of precipitation around its low-level center. Any precipitation had been pushed far to the northeast from wind shear. Vicky looked like a wispy ring of clouds…

NASA finds tropical storm Noul packing a punch

Powerful storms with heavy rainmaking capabilities appeared over the coast of central Vietnam in NASA provided infrared imagery on Sept. 17. NASA’s Infrared Data Reveals Heavy Rainmakers Tropical cyclones are made up of hundreds of thunderstorms, and infrared data can…

NASA-NOAA satellite catches nighttime view of major hurricane Teddy

An early morning infrared image of Hurricane Teddy taken from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite shows the proximity of the strengthening hurricane to the Lesser Antilles island chain and Puerto Rico. Teddy is a major hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind…

Wildfire on the rise since 1984 in Northern California’s coastal ranges

From Berryessa to Klamath Mountains, high-severity burns quadrupled during warm drought

NASA imagery reveals Paulette became a strong extratropical cyclone

Tropical cyclones can become post-tropical before they dissipate, meaning they can become sub-tropical, extra-tropical or a remnant low-pressure area. As Hurricane Paulette transitioned into an extra-tropical storm, NASA’s Terra satellite provided a visible image of the powerful storm, and the…

NASA-NOAA satellite finds a strengthening tropical storm Noul NASA-NOAA’s Suom

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the South China Sea and captured a visible image of Tropical Storm Noui as it continued to organize and intensify. Noul formed from a low-pressure area that began on the eastern side of the…

NASA sees tropical storm Karina’s night moves

Tropical Storm Karina was making night moves like the old Bob Seger song. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared image of Tropical Storm Karina’s nighttime movement as it moved away from the Baja California peninsula of Mexico. Infrared data…

Marine animals live where ocean is most breathable, ranges may shrink with climate change

As oceans warm due to climate change, scientists are trying to predict how marine animals — from backboned fish to spineless jellyfish — will react. Laboratory experiments indicate that many could theoretically tolerate temperatures far higher than what they encounter…

Siberia’s permafrost erosion has been worsening for years

Coastal erosion in the Lena Delta is contributing to the greenhouse effect

Can pumping up cold water from deep within the ocean halt coral bleaching?

New research shows that pulses of cooler deep water reduced heat stress responses in corals

NASA observes Hurricane Sally making early morning landfall in Alabama