Scientists are trained to be professional skeptics: to always judge the validity of a claim or finding on the basis of objective, empirical evidence. They are not cynics; they just ask themselves and ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Winter weather often brings a mix of precipitation that can turn a simple forecast into a complex puzzle. From snow-covered landscapes to slick icy roads, understanding the ...

BIG COUNTRY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – As winter weather approaches the Big Country and a wintry mix sits in the forecast, it’s a good time to break down the differences between the various types of winter ...

Climate change is warming Europe, but scientists are also studying whether a weakened Atlantic current could make Britain colder, with Laurie Laybourne, director of the Strategic Climate Risks ...

To understand climate change, one must first familiarize oneself with Earth’s climate system, which is comprised of the five following components: The atmosphere contains all the gases that cover ...

LAWRENCE — A new $620,000, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will enable a University of Kansas atmospheric scientist to research how aerosols, clouds and precipitation interact over ...

The Arctic surface has warmed 2-3x faster than the global mean in recent decades and will continue to see unprecedented warming with continued climate change. Though harder to observe, the Arctic ...

The spatial distribution of summer precipitation anomalies (units: mm/day) in 2050-2099 over Tibetan Plateau under the SSP5-8.5 scenario. The dots denote regions where at least 80% of the models agree ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Winter weather often ...