Wildfires on the West Coast May Trigger Hailstorms in the Central US

"Wildfires in the western U.S, exert a far-reaching influence on atmospheric conditions," researcher Jiwen Fan said. Read More

Wildfires News

Such fires are ... 2020 Extreme Weather Event That Brought Fires and Snow to Western US Mar. 2, 2024 — The ... Dec. 28, 2023 — Forests on the west slope of Oregon's Cascade Range experienced ... Read More

Fire suppression is exacerbating wildfire severity in the US West: Study

Kreider and his colleagues relied on computer simulations that accounted for the fundamental elements of fire: weather ... a 240-year period in the U.S. West, relative to a world with no such ... Read More

Environmental Science News

Apr. 17, 2024 — The warming climate shifts the dynamics of tundra environments and makes them release trapped carbon, according to a new study published in Nature. These changes could transform ... Read More

A plant that’s everywhere is fueling a growing risk of wildfire disaster

Over the last three decades, the number of US homes destroyed by wildfire ... increasing hot and dry conditions then suppress native plant recovery. The result is more grass. The West’s ... Read More

Science of Weather

The first of two storm systems is drenching the West Coast, triggering rock slides and flooding roads. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans reports from Long Beach, California. Then, senior weather ... Read More

Science and Religion

A version of this article appears in the December 10, 1927 issue of Science News. Love our Health & Medicine stories? Our coverage would not be possible without the generous support of subscribers ... Read More

Science News

Brightest of All Time' gamma-ray burst caused by exploding star, say scientists April 12 (UPI ... The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced it will work to create ... Read More

Weather and science

Extreme weather events are making it hard to insure homes in certain parts of the US. What happens when insurance ... and fight warning fatigue. The worst wildfires in Texas' history are leaving ... Read More

Science news

Remember #BabyShark? And no, this was not the very catchy song for kids that took the internet by storm. Earlier this year, social media was abuzz with stunning footage of a newborn great white ... Read More

Science news

With every new particle accelerator built for research, scientists have an opportunity to push the limits of discovery. But this is only true if new particle accelerators deliver the desired ... Read More