Every year in early January, Earth reaches the closest point in its orbit to the Sun, a moment astronomers call perihelion.

Lightning, when coupled with solar flares, can knock electrons flying above the Earth out of place. AP Photo/David Zalubowski There are trillions of charged particles – protons and electrons, the ...

Lightning strikes across Earth could make ultrahot "killer electrons" rain down around our planet, according to new research from scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder. Due to this result, ...

Arctic weather extremes are rising fast, harming plants, animals, people, and global climate balance worldwide.

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A strong geomagnetic storm in spring 2024 brought the northern lights unusually far south, as the auroral oval expanded well beyond its typical position. "I am surprised at how sparse the measurement ...

El Nino, a term that often graces our weather forecasts, is a fascinating natural phenomenon that plays a significant role in shaping weather patterns around the world. If you're embarking on a ...

A 2025 satellite image shows a series of ghostly ice swirls sculpted on the surface of Lake Michigan by strong winds during ...

Nvidia announced the Nvidia Omniverse Blueprint for Earth-2 weather analytics to accelerate the development of more accurate weather forecasting. Climate-related weather events have had a $2 trillion ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GTC -- NVIDIA today announced the NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for Earth-2 weather analytics to accelerate the development of more accurate weather ...

"Killer electrons" stashed in radiation belts around Earth could be dislodged by lightning to create a game of "cosmic pinball" that influences space weather around our planet. When you purchase ...