Explore how Earth would appear without life. Studies from Universe Today and Cornell University reveal atmospheric signals, surface conditions, and implications for exoplanet observations.

During a La Niña, a counterpart to the El Niño weather pattern, drier than normal conditions are to be expected. But 2023, a La Niña year, turned out to be California’s 10th-wettest year on record.

Designed for education, adaptable for research—the new Python-based framework makes climate dynamics more approachable for students and researchers Miami, FL — A team of researchers at the University ...

Hybrid climate modeling has emerged as an effective way to reduce the computational costs associated with cloud-resolving models while retaining their accuracy. The approach retains physics-based ...

This year’s rainy season is underway, which means atmospheric rivers are set to dump rain and snow across California and the Pacific Northwest. It also means that specially outfitted aircraft are ...

In 2019, University of Utah atmospheric scientists, the Environmental Defense Fund and other partners added a new tool to their quiver of air quality monitors—two Google Street View cars, Salt Lake ...