JERUSALEM, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A team of researchers from Israel and Switzerland has discovered that heavy rainstorms from the Atlantic Ocean are the main cause of lake filling in the northwestern ...

IN June, 1902, I made a few remarks on an apparent coincidence between sun-spot periods and longer periods of rainfall and famine in north China. Not being, in any sense, a meteorologist, I did ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. The Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 31, No. 2, Feb., 1917 Climatic Change and Agricultural ...

The annual migration of Christmas Island's red crabs—where millions of creatures cover its beaches as they make their way ...

Between 15,000 and 8,000 years ago, the Earth experienced significant climatic changes, including the rapid retreat of ice ...

China has a continental and seasonal climate. Most parts are in the temperate zone but southern areas are in the tropical or subtropical zone while northern areas are in the frigid zone.

Many people often confuse climate with weather, assuming they are one and the same. Weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions, like rain or sunshine, that can change from day to day. In ...

Climatic regions in Kenya are influenced by various factors, including the uneven distribution of solar heat, altitude, and proximity to the sea. Like other parts of the world, Kenya's climate is ...

A new study by scientists and graduates at the University of Plymouth has investigated one aspect of how the future ...

Natural hazards resulting from climate change are increasing in frequency and intensity. As this is not a linear trend but rather by singularities and anomalies including a broad spectrum of climatic ...