Press Releases

Aerosol pollution caused decades of “global dimming”

18 February 2021

Lower atmosphere ozone dropped 7% during COVID-19 pandemic, study finds

17 February 2021

California’s rainy season starting nearly a month later than it did 60 years ago

4 February 2021

COVID-19 lockdowns temporarily raised global temperatures

2 February 2021

New video captures lightning’s final jump

1 February 2021

Reaching zero net carbon emissions is surprisingly feasible and affordable, study finds

27 January 2021

Cluster of Alaskan islands could be single, interconnected giant volcano

3 December 2020

Amphibian die-offs worsened malaria outbreaks in Central America

2 December 2020

Roly polies transfer environmental toxins to threatened fish populations in California

1 December 2020

Area burned by severe fire has increased 8-fold in western U.S. forests over past four decades

30 November 2020

Shift in atmospheric rivers could affect Antarctic sea ice, glaciers

23 November 2020

AGU Fall Meeting: Press event schedule and online media center now live

19 November 2020

New studies shine light on bright lightning superbolts

12 November 2020

AGU honors journalists Maya Wei-Haas and Joshua Sokol for outstanding science reporting

11 November 2020

Extreme rainfall projected to get more severe, frequent with warming

10 November 2020