A cloudless future? The mystery at the heart of climate forecasts
We hear a lot about how climate change will change the land, sea, and ice. But how will it affect clouds?
Environment
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News tagged with forecast
Artificial intelligence to help predict Arctic sea ice loss
A new AI (artificial intelligence) tool is set to enable scientists to more accurately forecast Arctic sea ice conditions months into the future. The improved predictions could underpin new early-warning systems that protect ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 26, 2021
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Scientists predict sun's activity will be weak during next solar cycle
Scientists charged with predicting the sun's activity for the next 11-year solar cycle say that it's likely to be weak, much like the current one. The current solar cycle, Cycle 24, is declining and predicted to reach solar ...
Space Exploration
Apr 8, 2019
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NASA sees tropical storm Irina hit by wind shear, headed for Mozambique
The AIRS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite provided forecasters with an infrared look at what was happening "under the hood" of Tropical Storm Irina's clouds and saw two reasons why it temporarily weakened before moving ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 2, 2012
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Larger-than-average summer 'dead zone' predicted for Chesapeake Bay in 2017
A University of Michigan ecologist and colleagues from several institutions are forecasting a larger-than-average Chesapeake Bay "dead zone" in 2017.
Environment
Jun 15, 2017
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New study questions explanation for last winter's brutal U.S. cold snap
A new study challenges a commonly accepted explanation that a "sudden stratospheric warming" caused the unusually cold weather over the U.S. early last year, a view which was widely reported in the media and discussed among ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 7, 2022
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Researchers find even small disturbances can trigger catastrophic storms
You've probably seen the satellite images that show a hurricane developing: thick white clouds clumping together, arms spinning around a central eye as it heads for the coast.
Earth Sciences
May 13, 2020
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Study shows value of dynamic forecasting in intermodal management
Intermodal transportation—which uses a combination of transportation modes, such as trucks, trains and ships, to move everyday goods—is the backbone of many supply chains, and while the industry is seeing tremendous growth, ...
Economics & Business
Jun 9, 2016
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Geoscientists insist weather forecasting is more accurate than ever and could get even better
A trio of geoscientists with Pennsylvania State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has published an an update in the journal Science on the state of weather forecasting. In their paper, Richard Alley, ...
Forecasts show growing El Niño event
Forecasts assembled by the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) implemented by ECMWF predict a growing El Niño event this year.
Environment
Jun 13, 2023
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