We speak to a geophysicist and an astrophysicist in this week’s podcast
Read article: Black-hole physics and that iconic ‘shadow’ image, balloons and rockets probe the atmosphere’s acoustic duct
Discovery could improve climate models
Read article: Oscillating temperature gradient boosts heat flow in fluids
In this podcast we chat with experts on hydrodynamics and climate-change mitigation
Read article: Solar geoengineering is a ‘fire extinguisher’ for global warming, shark’s skin inspires underwater vehicles
Study finds slight warming or cooling effect depending upon the distribution of microplastics
Read article: Plastic aerosols in the atmosphere could affect the climate
Negative climate feedback mechanism observed in Finland
Read article: Organic aerosols from forests could help cool the planet
A space plasma hurricane made of swirling plasma has been detected over the Earth’s polar ionosphere
Read article: Space hurricane observed in the Earth’s upper atmosphere
Phenomenon unleashes waves of ionization in the upper atmosphere
Read article: International Space Station sheds light on blue jets from thunderstorms
This podcast features meteorologist David Peterson and medical scientists Amy Berrington and Suman Shrestha
Read article: Severe wildfires create towering thunderstorms, how to launch a new scientific society
New “humidity entrainment” mechanism helps explain long-observed association between atmospheric particles and storm activity
Read article: Pollutants and other aerosols trigger more intense thunderstorms
Flashes can be 1000 times brighter than normal lightning
Read article: Lightning ‘superbolts’ have a unique formation mechanism, satellite studies suggest
