The test facility in Miami helps building designers prevent future storm damage. With the warming climate intensifying hurricanes, engineers are planning a new one with 200 mph winds and storm surge.
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Fire season is getting longer, and the result is transforming iconic desert ecosystems. The start to 2022 has been so dire, one governor called for a federal disaster declaration.
You can’t photograph the inside of a twister, but radar offers some clues.
The regionalism that fuels the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry is also found in U.S. attitudes about energy production, a new study shows. That could have repercussions for the renewable energy transition.
The direction a beach faces, relative to wind direction, largely determines how many bluebottles are pushed to shore.
Dry, windy conditions have fueled destructive wildfires in Texas, Florida and other states in 2022. Understanding these terms can help people in fire-risk areas prepare.
Renewable energy is expanding at a record pace, but still not fast enough. Here are the key areas to watch for progress in bringing more wind and solar into the power grid in 2022.
Forecasters described it as a ‘historical weather day.’ An atmospheric scientist who was at the heart of the storms explains what happened.
Researchers are uncovering how microplastic particles are carried in wind, rain and snow to remote regions of our planet.
Australia has expansive areas of flat land — usually agricultural land — and it’s over these large, flat areas that tornadoes like to form.
The shipping sector’s emissions are equivalent to some industrial countries: here’s some innovative ways to help reduce them.
A fire scientist explains the risk of flying embers that can travel over a mile from a wildfire and how people can protect their homes.
Electric vehicles are poised to take over our roads: so how do we make sure this change doesn’t exacerbate social and energy inequality?
A particularly stormy winter has pushed perennial sea ice into the Arctic melt zone.
Current building codes do not include the most efficient way to keep houses standing and intact during tornadoes.
Some of the most powerful offshore wind is over water too deep for a standard wind turbine. Engineers found a way around the problem.
New research suggests that an effective way to locate and track large concentrations of microplastics in the ocean could be from high in the sky.
A better understanding of the science behind falling trees – followed by informed action – will help keep us safe and ensure trees continue to provide their many benefits.
Federal weather scientists are pushing to make the US more ‘weather-ready,’ which could mean prepping for fires, flooding or storms depending on where you live. The common factor: thinking ahead.
The maintenance required for renewable tech like windfarms can harm the environment. Robots are helping solve that.
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Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Industrial Engineering Applied to Energy Policy, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Climate Risk Analytics, University of Bristol
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Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Principal Research Scientist in Extreme Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Associate professor, University of Otago
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Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
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Professor & Director, Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne; ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century., The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
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Head of Operational Climate Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
