The Bermuda High can help steer hurricanes out to sea, along the coast, or toward the Gulf depending on its size and position.
Category - Environment
Akshay Dinesh
How Derechos Turn Thunderstorms Into Long-Distance Windstorms
Derechos are fast-moving thunderstorm windstorms that can spread damaging straight-line winds across hundreds of miles.
Why Airplanes Leave Contrails That Sometimes Become Clouds
Contrails form when jet exhaust meets cold, humid air, and some spread into cirrus-like clouds that can affect the atmosphere.
Why Hurricanes Sometimes Replace Their Eyewalls
Eyewall replacement cycles can temporarily weaken a hurricane while spreading dangerous winds across a larger area.
Why Noctilucent Clouds Glow After Sunset
Noctilucent clouds glow after sunset because ice crystals high in the mesosphere still catch sunlight when the ground is dark.
How Atmospheric Rivers Move Water Through the Sky
Atmospheric rivers carry huge amounts of water vapor through the sky, bringing both vital rain and serious flood risk.
Why Warming Ocean Water Raises Sea Level
Warming seawater expands, adding height to the ocean even before melting land ice enters the picture.
How Ocean Upwelling Brings Hidden Nutrients to the Surface
Ocean upwelling brings cold, nutrient-rich water toward sunlight, feeding plankton, fish, seabirds, and productive coastal ecosystems.
How Environmental DNA Helps Find Invasive Species Early
Environmental DNA lets scientists test water, soil, or air for traces of species that may be hard to see directly.
How the Madden-Julian Oscillation Shifts Hurricane Chances
The Madden-Julian Oscillation is a moving pulse of tropical storms, clouds, and winds that can raise or lower hurricane chances for weeks at a time.
Why Scientists Watch the Atlantic Overturning Circulation
The AMOC moves warm surface water north and cold deep water south, so changes in its strength can reshape climate far beyond the Atlantic.
How Microbursts Turn Thunderstorms Into Sudden Wind Events
Microbursts are compact thunderstorm downdrafts that hit the ground and spread damaging straight-line winds in minutes.
Why Summer Lakes Form Layers That Change Oxygen Below
Summer lake stratification separates warm surface water from colder deep water, changing oxygen, algae, and fish habitat below.
Why Hot Nights Make Heat Waves More Dangerous
Hot nights can keep the body from recovering after a scorching day, raising heat stress even when the sun is gone.
How Sea Breezes Cool the Coast on Hot Afternoons
Sea breezes form when land heats faster than water, pulling cooler marine air inland and changing afternoon coastal weather.
