An international team of scientists found that volcanic eruptions can cause the Pacific Walker Circulation to temporarily weaken, inducing El Niño-like conditions. The results provide important ...

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Vol. 46, No. 4, Special Issue: LOSING THE HIGH GROUND: Rapid Transformation of Tropical Island Alpine and Subalpine Environments (November 2014), pp. 745-753 (9 ...

In the 2004 film 'The Day After Tomorrow', Earth enters a sudden period of flash freezing due to the collapse of the Gulf Stream. People and buildings are buried under mountains of ice and snow, as ...

The Pacific Ocean covers 32% of Earth’s surface area, more than all the land combined. Unsurprisingly, its activity affects conditions around the globe. Periodic variations in the ocean’s water ...