The abrupt enhancement of convective activity (precipitation) over the northeast of the Philippines in late July, known as the "convection jump," is closely related to the end of the rainy season in ...

Atmospheric optics is a branch of optics and photonics that studies how light behaves in the Earth’s atmosphere. This can include both understanding naturally occurring effects involving ...

The end of the rainy (Baiu) season in the Kanto region and northern Japan is induced by a "convection jump," known as the abrupt enhancement of convective activity (precipitation) over the ...

The end of the rainy (Baiu) season in the Kanto region and northern Japan is induced by a "convection jump," known ... and track cyclonic circulation, the advection of the high-PV airmass is ...

Dr James Pope, senior climate scientist at the Met Office Hadley Centre. Dr Caroline Sandford, climate scientist at the Met Office Hadley Centre. The rate at which atmospheric CO2 is increasing is now ...

Atmospheric scientists show proposed 'geoengineering' effort to remove methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere could worse air quality while providing minimal climate benefits. As ...

The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere measured by a weather station at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii increased by 3.58 parts per million in 2024 – the biggest jump since records ...

The AQI is measured on a scale from 0 to 500, with the lower the number, the healthier the air. (Getty Creative) ...