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Skiers in Sölden, Austria.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Benefits and Vulnerabilities of a Warming Europe

Alexandra Branscombe by A. Branscombe 10 April 201813 February 2023

Scientists evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of a warmer climate on European countries, finding a range of effects on tourism, electricity demand, and ecosystem production.

Volcanic caldera Mount Tambora Indonesia
Posted inEditors' Vox

Are We Prepared for the Next Mega Eruption?

by Fabio Florindo 30 March 20182 May 2022

The frequency of eruptions with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 7 is only one or two per thousand years but we cannot afford to be complacent.

Joanna Morgan and Sean Gulick, lead scientists of the recent Chicxulub drilling expedition.
Posted inNews

After Obliteration, How Long Until Life Returned?

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 15 December 201723 March 2023

By studying the Chicxulub crater associated with the extinction of more than 75% of species then on Earth, researchers have begun to fill in a timeline for life’s rebound after the cataclysm.

Hurricane Irma in Atlantic Ocean
Posted inNews

Hurricane Irma Tears Across Caribbean, Heads to South Florida

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 7 September 20171 March 2023

Florida residents prepare for potentially catastrophic winds and flooding.

A person wades through a Houston street flooded by rains from Hurricane Harvey on 28 August.
Posted inOpinions

A Diary of a Storm

Mohi Kumar headshot by M. Kumar 7 September 20173 November 2022

When Hurricane Harvey struck Texas more than a week ago, an Eos staff editor based in Houston hunkered down. Here’s her day-by-day account of the storm and its aftermath.

Posted inOpinions

Climate Change Indicators Are Not Enough

by A. K. Betts 14 July 201724 February 2023

Extreme events capture the public’s attention, but gradual climate shifts will more profoundly affect civilization and life on Earth. Scientists must get better at conveying this to the public.

Total rainfall accumulation over South Asia from May 24 to June 1, 2017 using estimates from NASA's Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) data.
Posted inEditors' Vox

How Does Changing Climate Bring More Extreme Events?

by S.-Y. S. Wang, J.-H. Yoon, C. C. Funk and R. R. Gillies 13 July 201725 February 2022

The editors of a new book describe how and why weather and climate phenomena are intensifying with climate change.

Image of Supertyphoon Meranti taken by MODIS on 13 September 2016.
Posted inNews

Probing the Power of Pacific Supertyphoons

Tim Hornyak, Science Writer by Tim Hornyak 10 July 201730 March 2023

Despite higher than normal surface temperatures and heat contents of ocean waters where the storms developed, evidence is lacking that global warming is revving them up.

Coronal mass ejection.
Posted inScience Updates

Predictive Capability for Extreme Space Weather Events

by A. S. Sharma, E. E. Kalnay and M. Bonadonna 26 April 201722 April 2022

Workshop on Modeling and Prediction of Extreme Space Weather Events; College Park, Maryland, 22–24 August 2016

california-drought-agricultural-lake-tahoe-summit
Posted inScience Updates

Management Strategies for Sustainable Western Water

by S. Tyler, S. Chandra and Gordon Grant 25 April 20179 May 2022

U.S. National Science Foundation Workshop: Quenching a Thirsty West; Lake Tahoe, Nevada/California, 29–30 August 2016

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