weather
Severe 2012 drought could have been predicted months in advance
The worst-case scenario has the frequency increasing by 17 times by the year 2100, according to predictions published Oct. 10 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
WRF-Hydro model provides detailed coast-to-coast predictions
New research findings will help mitigate effects of extreme space weather
Discovery has important predictive value for the African Sahel region, where even slight variations in rainfall can be a matter of life or death for millions
In addition to creating some arcane mathematical tools useful for creating climate datasets, the team also found daytime high temperature data is less likely to be contaminated by surface issues
The pattern is a contrast of warmer-than-average water butting up against cooler-than-average seas
To feed an increasing global population, world wheat production must increase by 2 percent each year
The Aedes aegypti mosquito will likely be increasingly abundant across much of the southern and eastern United States as the weather warm
"In the past, many scientists have been cautious of attributing specific extreme weather events to climate change."
