Atmospheric Science

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 9-Jan-2026 06:11 ET (9-Jan-2026 11:11 GMT/UTC)

9-Jan-2026

Ocean temperatures reached another record high in 2025

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new international analysis published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences on 9 January finds that the Earth’s ocean stored more heat in 2025 than in any year since modern measurements began.

Journal

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

8-Jan-2026

Nagoya University ISEE Award recognizes typhoon research that transformed storm intensity forecasting worldwide

Nagoya University
Grant and Award Announcement

The seventh ISEE Award was presented posthumously to Professor Hiroyuki Yamada (Former Professor, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus) in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the establishment of high-altitude penetration flight observation techniques for typhoon eyes, as well as to the pioneering of typhoon research based on these techniques.

7-Jan-2026

New Director-General puts collaboration, innovation, computing and people at the heart of ECMWF

ECMWF
Business Announcement

The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) has a new Director General. As he takes on the role, Florian Pappenberger, says collaboration and innovation, with people at the core, are key to the Centre’s success.

5-Jan-2026

Climate change is quietly rewriting the world’s nitrogen cycle, with high stakes for food and the environment

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Climate change is not only warming the planet and disrupting rainfall, it is also quietly rewiring the way nitrogen moves through the world’s croplands, forests, and grasslands. This hidden shift in the global nitrogen cycle carries major consequences for food security, water quality, biodiversity, and climate policy.

5-Jan-2026

Decision-ready forecasts: Bridging climate science and real-world action

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent review and outlook paper published in Advances in Atmospheric Science on January 5 presents how scientists can bridge the gap between complex forecast data and real-world decisions to turn raw climate intelligence into life-saving, economy-boosting action.

Journal

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

1-Jan-2026

New research may help scientists predict when a humid heat wave will break

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

MIT scientists identified a key atmospheric condition that determines how hot and humid a midlatitude region can get, and how intense related storms can become. The results may help climate scientists gauge a region’s risk for humid heat waves and extreme storms.

Journal

Science Advances

Funder

Schmidt Sciences

30-Dec-2025

Efficient method to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere developed at the University of Helsinki

University of Helsinki
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The method is based on a recyclable filtration fluid consisting of a superbase-alcohol compound. One gram of the new compound can absorb 156 milligrams of carbon dioxide. 

Journal

Environmental Science & Technology