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Between Day and Night: The Time of Twilight

Twilight symbolizes the poetic transition between day and night, inspiring both literature and reflection.
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Mysterious Gamma-Ray Flashes May Be Missing Link for Lightning Bolts

Recent studies reveal a connection between gamma-ray bursts and lightning in thunderstorms, highlighting gaps in our understanding of storm dynamics.

How do scientists study lightning? With a spy plane and some big storms

New research highlights the connection between gamma rays and lightning formation, providing insights into atmospheric phenomena.

Mysterious Gamma-Ray Flashes May Be Missing Link for Lightning Bolts

Recent studies reveal a connection between gamma-ray bursts and lightning in thunderstorms, highlighting gaps in our understanding of storm dynamics.

How do scientists study lightning? With a spy plane and some big storms

New research highlights the connection between gamma rays and lightning formation, providing insights into atmospheric phenomena.
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Why Hurricane Milton Caused So Many Tornadoes

Hurricane Milton generated over 100 tornado warnings across Florida due to its immense power and size, creating ideal conditions for tornadoes.

A Retired Cold War Spy Plane Discovered Something Really Weird About Thunderstorms

Large thunderstorms emit high levels of gamma radiation, challenging current understanding of lightning formation.

Flickering gamma-ray flashes, the missing link between gamma glows and TGFs - Nature

FGFs represent a new, distinct category of gamma-ray phenomena linking gamma-ray glows and TGFs.

Author Correction: Possible shift in controls of the tropical Pacific surface warming pattern - Nature

Interdisciplinary collaboration among renowned scientists enhances global climate understanding.
#wildfires

How researchers can measure wildfire smoke exposure better

Wildfire exposure is doubling for children born in 2020 compared to those in 1960, indicating severe climate change impacts.
New metrics for measuring wildfire PM2.5 exposure are necessary for accurate health assessments.

How Wildfires Create Rain and Change the Weather

Wildfires can create their own weather systems, complicating firefighting efforts and leading to unpredictable outcomes.

How researchers can measure wildfire smoke exposure better

Wildfire exposure is doubling for children born in 2020 compared to those in 1960, indicating severe climate change impacts.
New metrics for measuring wildfire PM2.5 exposure are necessary for accurate health assessments.

How Wildfires Create Rain and Change the Weather

Wildfires can create their own weather systems, complicating firefighting efforts and leading to unpredictable outcomes.
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Daily briefing: What causes obesity? Contentious topic gets an authoritative analysis

The article highlights urgent challenges in fossil recovery due to severe flooding, the capabilities of AI in scientific research, and surprising atmospheric effects from SpaceX's rocket.

After more than two decades, ESA's Cluster mission is ending

Cluster satellites mark the end of a long mission, with careful planning for safe deorbiting to prevent impact on populated areas.
#climate-change
from The Atlantic
5 months ago

No One Really Understands Clouds

Clouds remain a significant uncertainty in predicting climate change.
from Washington Post
4 months ago

Clearing the air on turbulence and climate change: What you need to know

A warming planet is linked to more turbulence, but improved forecasting by airlines helps reduce risks for fliers.

No One Really Understands Clouds

Clouds remain a significant uncertainty in predicting climate change.

Clearing the air on turbulence and climate change: What you need to know

A warming planet is linked to more turbulence, but improved forecasting by airlines helps reduce risks for fliers.
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California 'cloud brightening study' isn't a health risk, a new report confirms

The study on cloud brightening in Alameda, California, was halted but later deemed safe for the community, focusing on studying saltwater particles' atmospheric movement.

Snowflakes Swirl According to Surprisingly Simple Math

Researchers uncovered a mathematical pattern describing snowflake movement
Snowflakes' fall speed is crucial in weather forecasts
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