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Rising simultaneous wildfire risk compromises international firefighting efforts

University of East Anglia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research shows that high-risk wildfire conditions are increasingly affecting countries simultaneously, and compromising international firefighting efforts. The team found that synchronised extreme fire weather - characterised by exceptionally warm, dry, and often windy conditions - has increased strongly worldwide since 1979, becoming more widespread throughout regions, not just more frequent in single locations. They say that this makes the resulting wildfires even more challenging to tackle.

Journal: Science Advances

New study unveils the mechanism behind “boomerang” earthquakes

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

“Boomerang” earthquakes, which reverse direction and travel back the way they came, can occur along simple faults, not just complex ones, according to MIT research that also suggests these earthquakes may be more more common than previously thought.

Journal: AGU Advances

Cal Poly’s fifth Climate Solutions Now conference to take place Feb. 23-27

California Polytechnic State University
Meeting Announcement

Cal Poly's fifth annual Climate Solutions Now conference takes place Feb. 23-27, 2026. The all-virtual, ticketed conference includes more than 70 talks on strategies, tools and information for climate change solutions. Topics will cover energy, water, waste, business sustainability, agriculture, education and much more.

Is it possible to cut CO2 emissions from European agriculture by 40 per cent?

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research shows that allowing natural vegetation to grow back in mountainous areas and on steep slopes and moving production to more fertile areas will both reduce climate emissions and increase biodiversity.

Journal: Nature Communications

The giant fire tornado that could save our oceans

Texas A&M University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

First large-scale experiment shows fire whirls burn oil spills faster and cleaner than fire pools, proving their game-changing potential for ocean cleanups.

Journal: Fuel

Olympic Games and climate action: Time for a fundamental shift

University of Lausanne
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The carbon footprint of the Olympic Games remains substantial, despite reforms by the International Olympic Committee. A new study by the University of Lausanne shows that the Olympic model needs further reform to comply with the Paris Agreement and outlines possible courses of action.

Journal: Geographical Journal

Can we predict ionospheric turbulence? A Bayesian model offers a global warning system

Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Space weather can disrupt satellite navigation and communication systems by triggering rapid fluctuations in the ionosphere.

Journal: Satellite Navigation

AMS Science Preview: Hurricane slowdown, school snow days

American Meteorological Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Early online research published in journals of the American Meteorological Society discusses topics including an increase in tropical cyclone near-shore "rapid slowdown" events, decreasing Northern Hemisphere snow cover, school bus cancellations, and one reason tornadoes may be shifting further southeast.

Journal: Journal of Hydrometeorology

AMS releases statement regarding the decision to rescind EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding

American Meteorological Society
Business Announcement

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is deeply concerned by the repeal of EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding, which correctly concluded that greenhouse gas emissions harm health and well-being for current and future generations.

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