The Amazon rainforest actively generates its own rainfall through a vital moisture recycling process. Trees release vast amounts of water vapor, creating 'flying rivers' that sustain ecosystems and ...

Rainfall is often treated as a gift of geography — a function of latitude, oceans, and atmospheric circulation. A growing body of research suggests that in the tropics, it is also a product of ...

Chikungunya virus, a debilitating tropical disease caused by infected mosquito bites, poses a greater health threat in Europe ...

Deforestation in the Amazon is causing significant regional changes in climate compared to areas with forest cover above 80%. The loss of vegetation leads to an increase in surface temperature, a ...

Sharp changes could result in a cascade of subsystem interactions that would steer the planet toward extreme warming and sea ...

Our planet is more unpredictable and more fascinating than most of us imagine. Most countries have one dominant climate, ...

Old Indian poems and folk songs are revealing a surprising truth about the land. Scientists found that descriptions of thorny trees and open grasslands in texts written as far back as the 1200s ...

SAVANNA, Ill. (KWQC) - Savanna, Illinois has new leadership after Mayor Val Gunnarsson resigned to Savanna’s City Council December 9, citing a desire to retire and focus on family in an email.

ABSTRACT: The palynological study of core C61, retrieved from the Cameroonian shelf near the Sanaga Delta, offers new insights into the evolution of coastal environments and vegetation dynamics in ...