Across the globe, monsoon rainfall switches on in spring and off in autumn. Until now, this seasonal pattern was primarily understood as an immediate response to changes in solar radiation. A new ...

With the 6th National Climate Assessment in limbo, two respected science organizations, AMS and AGU, are stepping up their ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The US president's dismissal of authors behind the sixth National Climate Assessment is the latest in a series of cuts to climate science. What could this mean beyond its borders?

The results are published in the Nature Portofolio Journal Climate and Atmospheric Sciences. "Biological particles are very effective at forming ice in clouds, and the formation of ice is ...

Enrollment has jumped nearly 80% over the last decade in the university’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences undergraduate and graduate programs, with an even sharper rise in the number ...

Criegee intermediates (CIs)—highly reactive species formed when ozone reacts with alkenes in the atmosphere—play a crucial ...