UN: El Nino unlikely to hit by end of 2012
There is little chance the potentially devastating El Nino weather phenomenon will return before the end of the year, the UN's weather agency said.
Nov 22, 2012
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Nov 22, 2012
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Tropical Indo-Pacific climate shifts to a more El Nino-like state, research finds
Climate models predict a slowdown of the Walker circulation with global warming. Atmospheric models, however, have failed to reproduce the slowdown already observed over the last 60 years, casting doubt on ...
Nov 14, 2012
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State-of-the-art Earth explorer tracks storms before they hit, keeps up with increasing frequency of extreme events
Extreme weather phenomena are starting to show signs of a regular pattern: instead of taking place every 10 or 20 years, they are happening every 2 or 3 years. But technology can stay one step ahead, by predicting ...
Nov 14, 2012
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Warming temperatures will change Greenland's face
(Phys.org)—Global climate models abound. What is harder to pin down, however, is how a warmer global temperature might affect any specific region on Earth.
Nov 13, 2012
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Study shows summer climate change, mostly warming
Analysis of 90 years of observational data has revealed that summer climates in regions across the globe are changing—mostly, but not always, warming —according to a new study led by a scientist from the Cooperative Institute ...
Nov 13, 2012
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Enhanced melting of Northern Greenland in a warm climate
In a new study from the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, scientists show how the northern part of the Greenland ice sheet might be very vulnerable to a warming climate.
Nov 12, 2012
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Superstorm Sandy tracked by European Space Agency water mission
(Phys.org)—When millions of people are bracing themselves for the onslaught of extreme weather, as much information as possible is needed to predict the strength of the impending storm. ESA's SMOS mission ...
Nov 09, 2012
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La Nina caused global sea level drop
The 2011 La Niña was so strong that it caused global mean sea level to drop by 5 millimeters (0.2 inches), a new study shows. Since the early 1990s, sea level has been rising by about 3 millimeters (0.1 inches) per year, ...
Oct 29, 2012
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Century-long trend of global ocean warming identified
One of the largest sources of uncertainty in reconstructing the warming of the past century stems from problems with historical ocean temperature records. Inconsistencies in method or technology or gaps in observation caused ...
Oct 29, 2012
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NASA satellite sees ghostly remains of vanishing Arctic Sea ice
Spooky spectral swirls of last season's sea ice drift in currents off the coast of eastern Greenland in this image from NASA's Aqua satellite, acquired on October 17. Although sea ice in the Arctic will start fo ...
Oct 29, 2012
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Elusive El Nino challenges NOAA's 2012 US winter outlook
(Phys.org)—The western half of the continental U.S. and central and northern Alaska could be in for a warmer-than-average winter, while most of Florida might be colder-than-normal December through February, ...
Oct 19, 2012
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Dinosaur-era acoustics: Global warming may give oceans the 'sound' of the Cretaceous
Global temperatures directly affect the acidity of the ocean, which in turn changes the acoustical properties of sea water. New research suggests that global warming may give Earth's oceans the same hi-fi sound qualities ...
Oct 18, 2012
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NASA: How do you solve a problem like (Tropical Storm) Maria?
The song "How do you solve a problem like Maria?" from the famous film "The Sound of Music" comes to mind when looking at NASA satellite imagery of Tropical Storm Maria churning in the western North Pacific ...
Oct 16, 2012
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World matched record for hottest September—again (Update)
The world last month matched a record for the hottest September, and some scientists point to global warming as a cause.
Oct 15, 2012
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NASA spots first tropical cyclone of southern indian ocean season
The very first tropical cyclone of the Southern Indian Ocean season has been born, and NASA's TRMM satellite captured an image of its rainfall.
Oct 12, 2012
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