About 14,000 years ago, the southwest United States was lush and green, home to saber-toothed cats and mammoths. Meanwhile, the Pacific Northwest was mostly grassland.
Earth Sciences
Nov 29, 2016
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The atmosphere of the planet Saturn, a gas giant 10 times bigger than the Earth consisting mostly of hydrogen, has a wider, more intense jet stream than all the planets in the solar system. Winds gusting at speeds of up to ...
Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2016
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The research, carried out by an international team of scientists including the University of Sheffield, has found that warming in the Arctic may be intensifying the effects of the jet stream's position, which in the winter ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 26, 2016
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Scientists have discovered the cause of the recent run of miserable wet summers as they begin to unravel the mysteries of the Atlantic jet stream.
Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2016
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A violent solar eruption can disrupt the Earth's magnetic field, which in turn can interfere with power grids. In Washington, the White House is making contingency plans – as is the electrical power sector in Norway.
Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2016
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The jet stream influences weather patterns over the northern mid-latitude region, a place most of the world's people call home. Like an atmospheric "steering wheel," the jet stream directs cold fronts and propels warm fronts ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 1, 2016
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One way to be ready for tornadoes and other severe weather is to learn what time of year severe weather is most likely to occur in your area. For some parts of the U.S., the historical probability of severe weather peaks ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2016
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Following record-high temperatures and melting records that affected northwest Greenland in summer 2015, a new study has provided the first evidence linking melting in Greenland to the anticipated effects of a phenomenon ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 9, 2016
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Greenland is one of the fastest-warming regions of the world, according to climate change experts at the University of Sheffield.
Environment
Apr 26, 2016
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Vanishing Arctic sea ice. Dogged weather systems over Greenland. Far-flung surface ice melting on the massive island.
Earth Sciences
Mar 28, 2016
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