Atmospheric Sciences
Sharks may help improve climate forecasts, study finds
Research demonstrates how animal-borne sensors can work in tandem with traditional tools to improve ocean predictions.
Massive Atlantic Sargassum blooms traced to West Africa
Massive blooms of Sargassum seaweed that have inundated coastlines across the Atlantic since 2011 likely originate off the coast of West Africa—forming years before they are visible and overturning long-standing assumptions about where these events begin.
New AI model can assist with early warning for coral bleaching risk
A combined team of atmospheric, coral, and data scientists design and build a six-week heat-stress prediction system for Florida reefs
Earth’s growing heat imbalance driven more by clouds than air pollution, study finds
Satellite and reanalysis data show aerosol changes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres largely cancel out, shifting attention to cloud changes due to surface warming and natural climate variability.
Harnessing new technology tools for research
The IDSC Fellows Program helps train students in advanced computing techniques to accelerate their research. Students must apply by Oct. 14 for this academic year.
How’s the air up there?
Part of a NASA global network of remote-sensing instruments, a newly upgraded device at the University of Miami measures aerosols in the atmosphere to assist research on both local and large-scale weather patterns.
Decades of data show African weather disturbances intensify during La Niña
African easterly waves, which directly impact communities in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas, are shown to intensify during La Niña, advancing our understanding of how these weather systems influence storm activity.
New AI tool tracks early signs of hurricane formation
An artificial intelligence system developed by the University of Miami is giving forecasters the first automated way to distinguish between key tropical weather patterns in the Atlantic and Pacific—an advance now in use at the National Hurricane Center for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
Could warming the upper atmosphere cool the planet?
Rosenstiel scientist Brian Soden and Rosenstiel Ph.D. alum Haozhe He co-authored a study demonstrating that absorbing aerosols placed high in the stratosphere can weaken the CO2 greenhouse effect by warming the upper atmosphere—potentially offering a more efficient climate cooling method that requires further research and careful evaluation of risks.
University of Miami professor elected fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS)
Sharan Majumdar is a professor of atmospheric sciences who is renowned for his hurricane research that enhances the AMS mission of benefiting society. Â
New powerful tool in the fight against wildfires, extreme events
A grant recently awarded to the Rosenstiel School aims to help in the preparation and mitigation of the impacts of wildfires, flooding, heat waves, drought, and other events.
