A new research study published in the journal Ophthalmic Epidemiology shows that American adults aged 65 or older who live in warmer regions are more likely to have serious vision problems compared to those living in cooler areas.
Category: Meteorology and Weather
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A Tonga volcanic plume has produced the most intense lightning storm ever recorded, with more than 40 flashes per second!
According to a recent study in the Geophysical Research Letters journal, the plume released by the 2022 eruption of the Hunga Volcano resulted in the most lightning flashes ever observed on Earth, surpassing any previously recorded storm. Sonja Behnke, of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Electromagnetic Sciences and Cognitive Space Applications group, noted, “The eruption of…
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Northeast USA, grab an umbrella and a boat. Extreme participation events are projected to increase by 52% by the end of the century.
Hurricanes and tornadoes have ratings, now atmospheric rivers do too. The atmospheric river intensity scale or AR-X scale could help predict the severity of dangerous storm systems.
A recently developed scale for atmospheric river intensity can be used to identify the hotspots of the most intense atmospheric rivers worldwide. The study shows that this scale, which ranks atmospheric rivers from AR-1 to AR-5 based on their duration and moisture transport, is no longer just a meteorological term, but it also helps communities…