Tag: Climate
July 28, 2016
Monsoon Intensity Enhanced By Heat Captured By Desert Dust
Variations in the ability of sand particles kicked into the atmosphere from deserts in the Middle East to absorb heat can change the intensity of…
Read MoreJuly 5, 2016
California Droughts Caused Mainly by Changes in Wind, Not Moisture
Droughts in California are mainly controlled by wind, not by the amount of evaporated moisture in the air, new research has found. The findings were…
Read MoreJune 13, 2016
Aerosols Strengthen Storm Clouds, According to New Study
An abundance of aerosol particles in the atmosphere can increase the lifespans of large storm clouds by delaying rainfall, making the clouds grow larger and…
Read MoreNovember 25, 2015
Climate Change Can Tear Down Mountains
The St. Elias Mountains in Alaska are more than 5000 meters tall, testament to a tectonic plate wedged underneath the region that is driving them…
Read MoreNovember 23, 2015
Climate Can Grind Mountains Faster Than They Can Be Rebuilt
Researchers for the first time have attempted to measure all the material leaving and entering a mountain range over more than a million years and…
Read MoreSeptember 2, 2015
Ancient Cold Period Could Provide Clues About Future Climate Change
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found that a well-known period of abrupt climate change 12,000 years ago occurred rapidly in northern…
Read MoreAugust 10, 2015
Scientists Pioneer Method to Track Water Flowing Through Glaciers
Researchers for the first time have used seismic sensors to track meltwater flowing through glaciers and into the ocean, an essential step to understanding the…
Read MoreJune 2, 2015
UT Austin Devises New Way to Predict Summer Drought
This spring ranks in the top ten when it comes to rain. The Austin area is more than six inches above normal. But what does…
Read MoreMay 19, 2015
UTIG Researcher Selected for International Scientific Leadership Role
James Austin, a senior research scientist and associate director at The University of Texas at Austin Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), has been selected as forum…
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2014
Hi-tech Tools Can Better Predict Droughts, Flood
In 2012, professor Zong-Liang Yang was in the Netherlands speaking at a workshop on extreme weather. It was the year after the worst recorded single-year…
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