ESSIC seeks to understand the relationships between Earth's atmosphere, oceans, land masses and biosphere, with an eye to the influence of human activities on Earth's coupled systems.

ESSIC in the News

Figure 1. The Faraday Lightning Safety game on the Meta Quest Application Store.

Step Into a Thunderstorm and Learn About Lightning Safety

March 25, 2025

In most situations, University of Maryland scientist Guangyang Fang would advise you not to walk into a lightning strike. But now, he’s encouraging everyone to

Figure 9: Precipitation estimates showed a widepsread 3-6″ rainfall footprint from Central Texas to Central Missouri, with up to 10″ of rainfall in parts of northern Texas. From National Water Prediction Service

Flooding, Storms Strike Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley

April 23, 2025

The Southern Plains and Middle Mississippi Valley were the latest target for repeating rounds of storms that brought flooding over the Easter weekend. The National

Figure 9: GOES-East Sea Spray RGB valid from 1600 to 1800 UTC 21 April 2025. From CIRA Slider

Northwestern Atlantic April Extratropical Cyclone

April 22, 2025

A late-season intense extratropical cyclone developed across the Northwest Atlantic after a frontal system pushed off the New England Coast over the weekend. The extratropical