An international team of scientists found that volcanic eruptions can cause the Pacific Walker Circulation to temporarily weaken, inducing El Niño-like conditions. The results provide important ...

The air around you isn't just empty space waiting to be filled. It's a dynamic, ever-shifting system that dictates whether ...

Scientists have presented a model that elucidates the chain of physical processes driving interannual Hadley cell expansion in the Northern Hemisphere. The Hadley circulation is a key atmospheric ...

Dynamical mechanisms for the summer Eurasian circulation trend pattern are investigated by analyzing reanalysis data and conducting numerical model simulations. The daily circulations that resemble ...

The polar vortex, a high-altitude ring of westerly winds that usually keeps Arctic air locked near the pole, is showing signs ...

Beryllium-7 is a radioactive isotope of beryllium produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere. A Japanese research team has ...

Climate change will make monsoon storms in South Asia wetter and weaker, with more storms pushing further inland across India ...

July 19 was the hottest day ever recorded in the United Kingdom, with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius (about 104 degrees Fahrenheit). The heatwave serves as an early preview of what climate ...

It can be difficult to predict what the winter has in store, but there are some indications that New Hampshire's winter will ...