Global Warming: How Hot, Exactly, Is it Going to Get?
The latest climate models are giving disturbing answers -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Global Warming Has Been Influencing Drought for a Century
Tree rings from around the world match what climate models have suggested-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Climate "Tipping Points" Could Add Trillions to the Costs of Warming
Such processes are often missing from climate models, leading to underestimates of long-term damage-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A Tree and Its People in a Warming Landscape
Conservation scientist Lauren Oakes discusses her book about Alaska ecology and sociology, In Search of The Canary Tree: The Story of a Scientist, a Cypress, and a Changing World. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
It's A Match: Satellite and Ground Measurements Agree on Warming
The consenus gives confidence to satellite estimates of temperature rise in remote areas with few weather stations-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Heaviest U.S. Rains Will Happen More Often Even if Warming Targets Are Met
Extreme rainfall projections inform plans to increase infrastructure resilience-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
North Atlantic warming hole impacts jet stream
(Penn State) The North Atlantic warming hole (NAWH), a region of reduced warming located in the North Atlantic Ocean, significantly affects the North Atlantic jet stream in climate simulations of the future, according to a team of researchers.
Tornado Activity Is Shifting, But Is It Due to Warming?
The timing and frequency of tornadoes has changed, and events are becoming costlier-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Clouds May Hold the Key to Future Warming
New findings that certain clouds could disintegrate under extreme warming come with key caveats-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Weak El Niños Like This Year's May Become Rarer with Warming
The droughts and deluges spurred by the events could be worse even if the El Niño cycle does not change-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com