Tag: Climate
March 15, 2022
Ancient El Niños Reveal Limits to Future Climate Projections
The climate pattern El Niño varies to such a degree that scientists will have a hard time detecting signs that it is getting stronger with…
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2022
Robotic Exploration of Uncharted, Underwater Glacial Walls Set for 2023
It’s the front line of climate change and could hold the key to predicting global sea level rise, but what goes on at the underwater…
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2022
Cities Boosted Rain, Sent Storms to the Suburbs During Europe’s Deadly Summer Floods
When it comes to extreme weather, climate change usually gets all the attention. But according to a study from The University of Texas at Austin…
Read MoreOctober 6, 2021
Record-Breaking Texas Drought More Severe Than Previously Thought
In 2011, Texas experienced one of its worst droughts ever. The dry, parched conditions caused over $7 billion in crop and livestock losses, sparked wildfires,…
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2021
Region of ‘Super Corals’ Discovered
In 2019, a hydrology professor at The University of Texas at Austin set out on a research project to see if he could identify harmful…
Read MoreApril 12, 2021
UT Begins Offshore Search for Sand Resources to Protect Texas from Coastal Erosion
Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin will embark from Galveston on April 14 in search of sunken treasure that holds the key to…
Read MoreAugust 18, 2020
Sustained Planetwide Storms May Have Filled Lakes, Rivers on Ancient Mars
A new study from The University of Texas at Austin is helping scientists piece together the ancient climate of Mars by revealing how much rainfall…
Read MoreAugust 11, 2020
Climate Change Projected to Increase Seasonal East African Rainfall
According to research led by The University of Texas at Austin, seasonal rainfall is expected to rise significantly in East Africa over the next few…
Read MoreAugust 3, 2020
Cook Honored by American Meteorological Society
Kerry Cook, a professor in the Jackson School of Geosciences Department of Geological Sciences, has been awarded the inaugural Simpson Tropical Meteorology Research Award from…
Read MoreJuly 16, 2020
Divining Monsoon Rainfall Months in Advance with Satellites and Simulations
Researchers affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin have developed a strategy that more accurately predicts seasonal rainfall over the Asian monsoon region and…
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