Europe is struggling more and more with extreme heat in the summer. While climate change is the main reason for this increase, what specific physical mechanisms cause a heat wave? One important driver ...

A powerful tsunami seen from space is overturning what scientists thought they knew about how these waves travel.

During the AMO+, the meridional gradient of the surface temperatures decreases, triggering more atmospheric blockings over Greenland (red rings with clockwise arrows). This high-pressure system ...

Wind howls and waves roar as storms rage over the open ocean. But even as gusts reach hurricane strength and swells rise as high as six-story buildings, the violent effects of these storms only reach ...