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Snow cover on Greek mountains has more than halved in four decades, study finds
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (34+ words) Vardousia Mountains, Greece. .. Konstantinos Sofikitis / Hellenic Mountain Observatory Please credit Konstantinos Sofikitis / Hellenic Mountain Observatory More on this News Release Snow cover on Greek mountains has more than halved in four decades, study finds...
Dangerous thunderstorms: Better models through soil-moisture data
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (383+ words) Millions of thunderstorms have now been analysed, providing new insights into the development of extreme weather events. The key lies in the combination of soil moisture and wind. image: Air is moving from moist regions towards dry regions. Water moves…...
Physics-constrained AI boosts satellite weather accuracy
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (221+ words) Accurate atmospheric temperature profiles are vital for weather forecasting and climate monitoring, yet existing methods face trade-offs between physical consistency and computational efficiency." Credit: Journal of Remote Sensing Accurate atmospheric temperature profiles are vital for weather forecasting and climate monitoring,…...
Fast AI for satellite learns to quantify uncertainty
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (210+ words) Validation of the probabilistic machine learning framework using the Sp T model against the OCO-2 Level 2 data product. (A) Scatter density plots comparing XCO2 values and associated uncertainties from. .. Credit: Journal of Remote Sensing Accurately tracking atmospheric greenhouse gases requires not only…...
Cross-validation method enhances atmospheric corrections in satellite positioning
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (397+ words) Accurate positioning is vital for applications ranging from autonomous vehicles to precision agriculture, yet atmospheric disturbances often compromise Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) performance. Design of quality monitoring for grid-base atmospheric corrections. Accurate positioning is vital for applications ranging from…...
UAlbany atmospheric scientist proposes innovative method to reduce aviation's climate impact
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (533+ words) ALBANY, N. Y. (Dec. 4, 2025) " If you look up at the sky on a clear day, chances are you'll notice thin, white clouds following behind airplanes" also known as contrails. The formation of these wispy ice clouds is a complex process that involves…...
Contrails are a major driver of aviation's climate impact
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (121+ words) Aviation's climate impact extends beyond carbon dioxide emissions. A new study from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and Imperial College, UK, reveals that contrails can represent a significant portion of aviation's overall climate cost. The…...
New Open Access Book! "Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in Japan
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (532+ words) This book was published in March 2025 to report the outcomes of Japan's nationwide project, S-18: Comprehensive Research on the Projection of Climate Change Impacts and the Evaluation of Adaptation, which was conducted over a five-year period from 2020 to early 2025. 1)Introduces research…...
Tech meets tornado recovery
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (556+ words) Researchers have developed a new AI model to speed up tornado damage assessments and recovery. image: Texas A&M researchers have developed a new method to assess damage assessments and estimate recovery times following a tornado using artificial intelligence and…...