An increase in the likelihood of a "Greenland Block"—a bulge of high pressure that stalls over the massive island and can cause extreme weather both in North America and Europe—could be predictable years in advance.
Environment
Aug 3, 2020
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Heat is transported through the ocean by a deep-ocean circulation system, known as the global heat conveyor belt, which constantly circulates water around the globe and helps to balance the earth's climate.
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Nov 16, 2018
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Using old tree rings and archival documents, historians and climate scientists have detailed an extreme cold period in Scotland in the 1690s that caused immense suffering. It decimated agriculture, killed as much as 15 percent ...
Environment
Dec 17, 2019
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Climate models are powerful tools that scientists use to study how the climate system works now and how it will change in the future under different scenarios of global warming. When models are updated with new scientific ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 12, 2022
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An analysis of historic and projected simulations from 19 global climate models shows that, because of climate change, the temperature in the Antarctic peninsula will increase by 0.5 to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2044.
Earth Sciences
Mar 15, 2021
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Warm springs in the Great Lakes and Northeast regions - which create havoc for agriculture - may start earlier by mid-century if greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced, according to a new Cornell University study published ...
Environment
Sep 2, 2016
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Researchers from Florida State University have created a tool for objectively defining the onset and demise of the Indian Summer Monsoon—a colossal weather system that affects billions of people annually.
Earth Sciences
Oct 24, 2017
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To limit the impacts of climate change it is essential to predict them as accurately as possible. Regional Climate Models are high-resolution models of the Earth's climate that are able to improve simulations of extreme weather ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic offered a unique opportunity for climate change experts to relate sea level rise to the general public.
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Aug 30, 2022
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Observations suggest a warming trend in the Arctic, and a cooling trend in Eurasia during the past several decades. Is there a cause-and-effect relationship in this pattern? The question has been hotly debated for quite a ...
Environment
Dec 30, 2021
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