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Black carbon from dust storms accelerates Himalayan glacier melt

Regional pollution is speeding up snow melt in the Indian Himalayas. That's according to a new study from an international group of scientists including Indian Institute of Technology Madras civil engineering Ph.D. student ...

Arctic cyclones could be missing link in sea ice depletion models

A new study published in Communications Earth & Environment gives possible insight into the underprediction of sea ice depletion and the formation of Arctic cyclones. Led by Steven Cavallo, a professor in the School of Meteorology ...

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