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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 18-Dec-2025 20:12 ET (19-Dec-2025 01:12 GMT/UTC)

University of Oklahoma leads collaboration to transform fire weather warnings

University of Oklahoma
Grant and Award Announcement

The University of Oklahoma is leading a $2.3 million NSF-funded initiative to research a unified wildfire warning system for fire threats nationwide. The project combines atmospheric science, behavioral research and practitioner collaboration to lay the groundwork for FireNet—a national framework to improve public safety and resilience against wildfires.

Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

Submerging forearms in water may help protect older adults during extreme heat

Penn State
Peer-Reviewed Publication

During extreme heat, older adults can submerge their hands and forearms in room temperature tap water to cool their core temperatures and reduce their heart rates, according to a new study by researchers in the Penn State Department of Kinesiology.

Journal: Experimental Physiology

Weather-health alert system is a success, but colour-coded confusion still remains, says new research

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

England’s shift from fixed temperature to impact-based weather alerts is working well, but some minor confusion remains around its colour-coded warnings, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

Journal: Environmental Science & Policy

AI brings perovskite solar cells closer to sustainable commercialization

Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

POSTECH and University of Seoul have developed a roadmap for low-cost, high-efficiency perovskite solar cells using AI.

Journal: Green Chemistry

Climate change could drastically reduce aquifer recharge in Brazil

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Study shows that most of the country’s underground reservoirs will lose their capacity for renewal, increasing the risk of water shortages in several regions, especially the Southeast and South. One strategy to address the problem is “managed recharge,” which includes techniques that promote the infiltration of rainwater or even treated sewage.

Journal: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

AI boosts National Weather Model flood prediction accuracy sixfold

American Geophysical Union
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new machine learning tool can reduce errors in national flood prediction programing, resulting in more accurate predictions of where floods will occur. In a new study published in AGU Advances, scientists found that when the AI was used in combination with the National Water Model, developed by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the resulting hybrid model was four to six times more accurate.

Journal: AGU Advances

How pre- and post-monsoon information can shape cyclone preparedness in the Bay of Bengal

Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research (OLAR)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Tropical cyclones (or hurricanes) are intense storms often featuring high winds, heavy rain and the potential for a lot of damage. Despite the wealth of information on cyclone impacts themselves, there has not been much learned about the impacts cyclones have on oceanic stability and recovery. The Bay of Bengal (BoB) is a hotspot for such activity, leading researchers to look into how the pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons might shape the frequency and tenacity of tropical cyclones in this area. A team of researchers compared pre-monsoon and post-monsoon tropical cyclones of the same categories using the same key markers to find significant differences in oceanic conditions between the two seasons. The information found highlights the importance of seasonality in cyclone intensity and the ocean’s response pertaining not only to the Bay of Bengal but also to areas with similar conditions.

Journal: Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research

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