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In her most recent study, Armstrong found that roughly 50% of those surveyed in the mid-south could not accurately define a tornado warning.

A team led by Penn State researchers reviewed studies from the past 30 years to examine whether rising temperatures are causing people to migrate out of the artic - or if, and why, they're deciding to stay.

A new model combines wildfire smoke forecasts and data from ground-based sensors to help public health officials plan targeted interventions in areas most at risk for the negative health effects of unexpected smoke events and air pollution.

Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory completed a study of how well vegetation survived extreme heat events in both urban and rural communities. The analysis informs pathways for climate mitigation and reducing the effect of urban heat islands.

Scientists and water managers use many types of data to predict flooding. This year they have a new tool at their disposal: freshwater data from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite.

Across the continental U.S., intense single-day precipitation events are growing more frequent, fueled by warming air that can hold increasing levels of moisture.

This report provides some of the first empirical documentation as to how LGBT people differentially experience the negative effects of climate change compared to non-LGBT people.

Triggered by landslides into small bodies of water, most of these tsunamis have occurred in remote locations so far, but geologist Bretwood Higman of Ground Truth Alaska said it may just be a matter of time before a tsunami swamps a more populated place.