“Team Climate” Gets Sochi Athletes All Abuzzing About Climate Change
This blog appears in the In-Depth Report Science at the Sochi Olympics Climate change poses a well-documented threat to ecosystems and human populations worldwide.
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Putting the "Green" in Greensburg: A Tornado-Ravaged Town Reinvents Itself
Can a small Kansas town leveled by a twister revive its fortunes by becoming an energy-efficient, eco-conscious community?
Bracing the Satellite Infrastructure for a Solar Superstorm
A recurrence of the 1859 solar superstorm would be a cosmic Katrina, causing billions of dollars of damage to satellites, power grids and radio communications
Tiny Ocean Plants Geoengineer Brighter Clouds
Marine life seems to create a reflective sunshade above the Southern Ocean
Winter Floods Linked to Global Warming
The probability of extreme winter floods appears to have increased by 25 percent compared with pre-industrial levels
Florida Deluge Was All-Time Record
More than 15 inches of rain in one day was aided by a warmer atmosphere that can hold more moisture
Indian Monsoons Are Becoming More Extreme
Intense flooding, and excessive dry spells, have arisen in the past 30 years, making farming harder than ever
James Webb Space Telescope Surrounded by Rising Floodwaters
Isolated in a giant thermal vacuum chamber, NASA’s $8.6 billion next-generation observatory is riding out the worst of Hurricane Harvey
Wind Turbines Generate "Upside-Down" Lightning [Video]
The turning blades can actually help spark lightning strikes, potentially incapacitating wind turbines
Changed Climate Already Inflicts Damages at Home, U.S. Reports
The third U.S. climate assessment note global warming's disruptions have hit the country, with more severe weather and economic impacts
![Solar Holler: Satellite Network Preps to Help Predict Stormy Space Weather [Slide Show]](https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/5AB8C57D-0DA6-47CB-987FF98767775010_agenda.jpg?w=275&h=154&fit=crop)
Solar Holler: Satellite Network Preps to Help Predict Stormy Space Weather [Slide Show]
Scientists hope that real-time information about potential solar disturbances can be used to warn those relying on operations in the increasingly crowded low Earth orbit
![A Visual Tour of the Massive Earthquake and Tsunami That Hit Japan [Slide Show]](https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/428FB518-4FDD-4A52-86E717A0C8B6D7B6_agenda.jpg?w=275&h=154&fit=crop)
A Visual Tour of the Massive Earthquake and Tsunami That Hit Japan [Slide Show]
Maps and on-the-ground views reveal the aftermath and its extent
Fact or Fiction?: Wind Chill Is Real
The winter breeze certainly feels cold, but your skin may not be as frigid as you think
One Hurricane Is Enough to Ruin Your Year
GOWANUS—The surge of sewer water, toxic sludge and “Brooklyn whitefish” (aka condoms) stopped one short block away from my house back on the long night of October 29, 2012...
The Most Breathtaking Video of the Weather You’ll Watch This Week
Last Monday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a video of the past 10 years of weather in the Americas. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOES-12, which had monitored the weather in North and South America since April 2003, was retired on August 16...
30 Heat-Tolerant Beans Identified, Poised to Endure Warming World
New strains of beans that beat the heat could do more than protect food security; they could even expand into new territories
Do Naked Singularities Break the Rules of Physics?
The black hole has a troublesome sibling, the naked singularity. Physicists have long thought--hoped--it could never exist. But could it?
![A Scary 13th: 20 Years Ago, Earth Was Blasted with a Massive Plume of Solar Plasma [Slide Show]](https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/57567046-70ED-4D65-A07C1D184317B69E_agenda.jpg?w=275&h=154&fit=crop)
A Scary 13th: 20 Years Ago, Earth Was Blasted with a Massive Plume of Solar Plasma [Slide Show]
Violent space weather treated many to a fantastic display of colorful auroras, but damaged power grids left six million Canadians in the dark
Special Report: Lucy's Baby
An extraordinary new human fossil comes to light
Drought-Ridden L.A. Tries Rainmakers to Tap Storm Clouds
As hoped-for precipitation from El Niño falls short, Los Angeles resorts to a controversial method to reap water from the sky
