News tagged with climatologists
Europe hammered by winter, is North America next?
For the first half of this year's winter, the big news was warm temperatures and lack of snow. Ski resorts were covered in bare dirt, while January temperatures in southern California topped July highs.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2012 |
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What happened to all the snow?
Winter seems to be on hold this year in some parts of the United States. Snowfall has been scarce so far in places that were overwhelmed with the white stuff by the same time last year.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Ancient dry spells offer clues about the future of drought
As parts of Central America and the U.S. Southwest endure some of the worst droughts to hit those areas in decades, scientists have unearthed new evidence about ancient dry spells that suggest the future could ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 05, 2011 |
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World's highest webcam brings Everest to Internet
The world's highest webcam has been installed in the Nepalese Himalayas, beaming live images of Mount Everest back to scientists studying the effects of climate change on the planet's tallest peak.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 06, 2011 |
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US sets drought monitor's 'exceptional drought' record in July
The percent of contiguous U.S. land area experiencing exceptional drought in July reached the highest levels in the history of the U.S. Drought Monitor, an official at the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University ...
Aug 01, 2011 |
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Climate change 'may make truffles a German delicacy'
Truffles, a luxury delicacy in French and Italian cuisine, may soon be adding flavour to blander dishes, as it migrates further north amid climate change, a Swiss scientist said Friday.
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Heat will kill more than cold in Europe eventually
(AP) -- A new study says one of the few benefits of global warming - fewer deaths from the combination of extreme heat and cold - may eventually melt away in Europe.
Jun 21, 2011 |
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April and May were the wettest on record for nine cities
April and May were the wettest on record for nine cities in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, reports climatologist Jessica Rennels of Cornell's Northeast Regional Climate Center.
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Long hot summer of fire and floods fit predictions
(AP) -- Floods, fires, melting ice and feverish heat: From smoke-choked Moscow to water-soaked Pakistan and the High Arctic, the planet seems to be having a midsummer breakdown. It's not just a portent of ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 12, 2010 |
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'Climategate' inquiry mostly vindicates scientists
(AP) -- An independent report into the leak of hundreds of e-mails from one of the world's leading climate research centers on Wednesday largely vindicated the scientists involved, saying they acted honestly ...
Jul 07, 2010 |
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Penn State clears climate researcher on 3 charges; 1 still pending
A Pennsylvania State University committee Wednesday cleared climate researcher Michael Mann of professional-misconduct charges but said it would further investigate whether the scientist "deviated from accepted practices."
Feb 04, 2010 |
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Penn State scientist at center of a storm
A few words culled from some hacked e-mails in Britain have generated chaos in the world of climate science -- throwing dark clouds over Pennsylvania State University and stirring up negative publicity for the field that ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Huelva is swallowing up coastal lagoons in Donana
A team of Spanish scientists from a variety of fields has analysed the effects of human activity on the peridunal lagoons in the Doņana National Park. Results show that the lagoons are in the process of regressing, ...
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Drought, Urbanization Were Ingredients for Atlanta's Perfect Storm (Video)
On March 14, 2008, a tornado swept through downtown Atlanta, its 130 mile-per-hour winds ripping holes in the roof of the Georgia Dome, blowing out office windows and trashing parts of Centennial Olympic Park. ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 11, 2009 |
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2008 Was Earth's Coolest Year Since 2000
(PhysOrg.com) -- Climatologists at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City have found that 2008 was the coolest year since 2000. The GISS analysis also showed that 2008 is the ...
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Climatology
Climatology (from Greek κλίμα, klima, "place, zone"; and -λογία, -logia) is the study of climate, scientifically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of time, and is a branch of the atmospheric sciences. Basic knowledge of climate can be used within shorter term weather forecasting using analog techniques such as the El Niño – Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), the Northern Annualar Mode (NAM), the Arctic oscillation (AO), the Northern Pacific (NP) Index, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), and the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO). Climate models are used for a variety of purposes from study of the dynamics of the weather and climate system to projections of future climate.
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