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Stephen Schneider: An extraordinary life
One of the most influential and colorful atmospheric scientists of modern times passed from the scene unexpectedly on 19 July. Stephen Schneider died of an apparent heart attack while on board a flight from Sweden to London.
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Hurricane study to tackle long-standing mystery
Researchers and aircraft will search for secrets of hurricane formation above the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
- Weather
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Indian Ocean sea level rise threatens coastal areas
The study, published in Nature Geoscience, finds that the rise is at least partly a result of climate change.
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US and UK research centers launch major collaboration on weather and climate research
The agreement will help the two countries increase their joint research into the complexities of climate change.
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Tornado researchers catch a squall line during VORTEX2
In the spring of 2009, researchers on the Second Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX2) field project set out across the Great Plains to study tornadoes, but that’s not the only phenomenon they observed.
- Weather