Meteorological tsunamis, or meteotsunamis, are long ocean waves in the tsunami frequency band that are generated by traveling air pressure and wind disturbances. These underrated phenomena pose ...

Central North America witnesses more tornadoes than anywhere else on Earth. Each year, 10 times as many twisters barrel through the United States compared with Canada, which is second on the list.

Changes in near-surface air temperatures around the world are one of the most important indicators of climate change. But to fully capture the impact rising temperatures have on people, plants, and ...

The Trump administration has holistically reevaluated the government’s relationship—and how it responds to threats— to the health and welfare of its citizens. The past year was a shock to the U.S.

Confidence in science has become increasingly fragmented in the United States across our polarized political spectrum. And overall, the American public is showing declining trust in experts and ...

An American alligator surfaces in a Louisiana bayou. As apex predators, alligators shape wetland ecosystems through both trophic interactions and physical landscape ...

What does a geoscientist do? Yes, Earth and space scientists work at lab benches, but they also design experimental plots, explore exoplanets and ocean depths, and use supercomputers and Secchi disks.

Astronomer Johannes Kepler made drawings of sunspots in 1607 using a camera obscura. Credit: Kepler, J. (1609), Phaenomenon singulare seu Mercurius in Sole, Thomae Schureri, Leipzig Something freaky ...

The aftermath of the 28 January 2026 landslide at the Rubaya mining complex in the DRC. Still from a video posted to Youtube by APT. The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely ...

Global river datasets represent rivers that flow downstream in single paths that follow surface elevation, but they often miss branching river systems found in areas such as floodplains, canals, and ...

In August 2023, 14,000 cubic meters of sandstone and shale detached from a slope in the French Alps. This rockslide at La Praz closed a road and a major railway between France and Italy at least until ...

The Atlantic has seen significant decreases in cloud cover recently. Credit: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center In a string of ever-hotter years, 2023 stood out: It was ...