The carbon cycle in our oceans is critical to the balance of life in ocean waters and for reducing carbon in the atmosphere, ...

As humans continue to pump the atmosphere with carbon, it's crucial for scientists to understand how and where the planet absorbs and naturally emits carbon. A recent study in the journal Nature ...

ABSTRACT Summertime interactions in the North American Regional Reanalysis (NARR) atmospheric water cycle are examined from a user’s perspective over the 1980–99 period with a particular emphasis on ...

ABSTRACT In this paper the authors examine the large-scale summertime hydrologic cycle associated with the northwestern branch of the North American monsoon, centered on the southwestern United States ...

Today’s climate change pales in comparison with what happened as Earth gave birth to its oxygen-containing atmosphere billions of years ago. By analyzing clues contained in rocks, scientists at the ...

High-resolution isotope data show that a modern-like, oxygen-rich atmosphere was not established until 410 million years ago, supporting a 2-billion-year transitional oxygenation of Earth’s surface.

Florida’s east coast has seen a sharp drop in major hurricane landfalls since the 1960s. Experts say shifting atmospheric patterns and long-term climate cycles are likely behind the change. Despite ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Pacific Northwest (PNW) is lucky to have a beautiful large ocean right next to us — you know, the Pacific Ocean. The ocean is responsible for a large portion of our climate ...

A new study examined the global carbon cycle and suggests that scientists may have misgauged how carbon is distributed around the world, particularly between the northern and southern hemispheres. The ...