News tagged with southern hemisphere annular mode

Professor foresees rising Antarctic snowmelt

The 30-year record low in Antarctic snowmelt that occurred during the 2008-09 austral summer was likely due to concurrent strong positive phases for two main climate drivers, ENSO (El Niño - Southern Oscillation) and SAM ...

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created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Greenhouse gases to overpower ozone hole

(PhysOrg.com) -- One set of human-created gases is starting to relinquish its hold on Antarctic climate as another group of emissions produced by human activity is starting to take hold, according to a paper ...

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created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (13) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Southern South American wildfires expected to increase: study

A new University of Colorado Boulder study indicates a major climate oscillation in the Southern Hemisphere that is expected to intensify in the coming decades will likely cause increased wildfire activity ...

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created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Southern Ocean winds open window to the deep sea

Australian and US scientists have discovered how changes in winds blowing on the Southern Ocean drive variations in the depth of the surface layer of sea water responsible for regulating exchanges of heat ...

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created Mar 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Ozone hole recovery may reshape southern hemisphere climate change

A full recovery of the stratospheric ozone hole could modify climate change in the Southern Hemisphere and even amplify Antarctic warming, according to scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder, ...

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created Apr 24, 2008 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (20) | comments 1

Human-generated aerosols affect our weather

The rise of human-generated pollution in the global atmosphere is forcing a change in ocean circulation in the Southern Hemisphere, in turn affecting our region’s weather systems.

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created Jan 22, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Australian rainfall – a view of the future

Southern Australia will continue to experience a reduction in rainfall in winter and spring, the impact of which will be magnified by increased temperatures.

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created Oct 04, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Climate change signal detected in the Indian Ocean

The signature of climate change over the past 40 years has been identified in temperatures of the Indian Ocean near Australia.

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created May 30, 2007 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (19) | comments 0

New Evidence Shows Antarctica Has Warmed in Last 150 Years

Despite recent indications that Antarctica cooled considerably during the 1990s, new research suggests that the world's iciest continent has been getting gradually warmer for the last 150 years, a trend not identifiable in ...

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created Sep 05, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (16) | comments 0


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