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Shift in Atmospheric Rivers Could Affect Antarctic Sea Ice, Glaciers

Nov. 23, 2020 — Weather systems responsible for transporting moisture from the tropics to temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere have been gradually shifting toward the South Pole for the past 40 years, a ...

Upgraded Radar Can Enable Self-Driving Cars to See Clearly No Matter the Weather

Nov. 17, 2020 — A new kind of radar could make it possible for self-driving cars to navigate safely in bad weather. Electrical engineers developed a clever way to ...

3D-Printed Weather Stations Could Enable More Science for Less Money

Nov. 11, 2020 — 3D printing and low-cost sensors have made it possible to build a weather station for a few hundred dollars. Could these inexpensive, homegrown versions perform as well as their pricier ...

Past Is Key to Predicting Future Climate, Scientists Say

Nov. 5, 2020 — A group of climate experts make the case for including paleoclimate data in the development of climate models. Such models are used globally to assess the impacts of human-caused greenhouse gas ...

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Flow Physics Could Help Forecasters Predict Extreme Events

Nov. 23, 2020 — Researchers are studying a tornado's song and other 'doors to danger' in an increasingly chaotic ...

U.S.-European Mission Launches to Monitor the World's Oceans

Nov. 22, 2020 — The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite will extend a nearly 30-year continuous dataset on sea level collected by an ongoing collaboration of U.S. and European satellites while enhancing weather ...

'Oasis Effect' in Urban Parks Could Contribute to Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Nov. 19, 2020 — Following a year of on-site analyses at a Phoenix-area park, hydrologists identified that the park showed what meteorologists call the 'oasis effect,' a microclimate that is cooler than a surrounding ...

Community Helps Scientists Evaluate Smoke Forecasts

Nov. 18, 2020 — Across the Wasatch Front, both researchers and community members maintain enough air quality sensors to provide a high-resolution picture of how the smoke moved through the valley -- perfect for ...

Study Reconstructs Ancient Storms to Help Predict Changes in Tropical Cyclone Hotspot

Nov. 16, 2020 — New research reveals that tropical cyclones were actually more frequent in the southern Marshall Islands during the Little Ice Age, when temperatures ...

Flying Through Wildfire Smoke Plumes Could Improve Smoke Forecasts

Nov. 2, 2020 — The biggest study yet of West Coast wildfire plumes shows how a smoke plume's chemistry changes over time. Results suggest current models may not accurately predict the air quality downwind of a ...

Effective Government Saves Lives in Cyclones, Other Disasters

Nov. 4, 2020 — Effective national and local governments are associated with fewer deaths from tropical cyclone disasters -- even in countries with similar levels of wealth and ...

Hot or Cold, Weather Alone Has No Significant Effect on COVID-19 Spread

Nov. 2, 2020 — New research is adding some clarity on weather's role in COVID-19 infection, with a new study finding that temperature and humidity do not play a significant role in coronavirus ...

Hurricanes Pack a Bigger Punch for Florida's West Coast

Oct. 27, 2020 — Hurricanes, the United States' deadliest and most destructive weather disasters, are notoriously difficult to predict. With the average storm intensity as well as the proportion of storms that reach ...

Greenhouse Effect of Clouds Instrumental in Origin of Tropical Storms

Oct. 26, 2020 — With the tropical storm season in the Atlantic Ocean underway and already well into the Greek alphabet for naming, better storm track prediction has allowed timely evacuations and preparations. ...