Topic: Atmospheric Sciences
How Hurricane Melissa exploded into a monster
The Category 5 storm, which left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, stunned forecasters and meteorologists, achieving extreme rapid intensification as well as a never-before-recorded wind speed near the ocean surface. University of Miami tropical cyclone experts explain how it happened.
A waltz over water, but no landfall dance
With a rare meteorological phenomenon and the absence of a U.S. landfalling cyclone, the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has so far proved atypical. But that could change, University of Miami experts say.
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.
Unraveling the mystery of gravity waves
A monthlong field campaign led by a University of Miami scientist and others helped shed new light on convective gravity waves that affect global circulation patterns and influence weather and climate.
Faculty Spotlight: Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science
Think professors are all books and lectures? Think again. Meet the real people behind the podium—pets, hobbies, wild meals, and all.
