WASHINGTON (AP) — Antarctica’s massive ice shelves are shrinking because they are being eaten away from below by warm water, a new study finds. That suggests that future sea levels could rise faster than...
According to NOAA’s 2012 Spring Outlook, odds are that dry conditions and above-average temperatures will persist in much of the South, prolonging the historical drought event in 2011 that resulted in significant economic impacts....
Sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean swing back and forth every few years (sometimes more) like an irregular pendulum. The warm phase is known as El Niño; the cool phase—which it...
Britain could be facing the coldest May for 100 years, with snow, bitter winds and freezing temperatures putting summer on hold. The winter weather follows a wet start to April, with the threat of...
(CNN) — A heavily glaciated region of the Himalayas is bucking the trend of global ice loss and showing small signs of increasing in mass, according to a new study. Data examining six regions in...
March global temperatures were coolest since 1999 Month ranks 16th warmest March for globe; La Niña expected to dissipate by the end of April The average global temperature for March 2012 made it the coolest...
In an unprecedented slap at NASA’s endorsement of global warming science, nearly 50 former astronauts and scientists–including the ex-boss of the Johnson Space Center–claim the agency is on the wrong side of science and...
WASHINGTON (AP) — It has been so warm in the United States this year, especially in March, that national records were not just broken, they were deep-fried. Temperatures in the lower 48 states were...
Moon’s shadow causes winds to slow, alter direction, study says. The inky shadows of solar eclipses can alter local weather on small scales, according to new analysis of a 1999 total eclipse. Solar eclipses occur when...
In a typical March, weather.com reports, you may be teased with one, maybe two nice days before being hit with the cold reality of winter. But in the eastern part of the country, March...
