Stalling summer weather like that right now in the Northern hemisphere can turn into "extreme extremes," from heat to drought, from rain to flood.
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Aug 20, 2018
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A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, have used climate models and geological records to better understand changes in the East Asian monsoon over long geologic time scales.
Earth Sciences
Oct 30, 2019
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(Phys.org) —Scientists at China's Lanzhou University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that dust lifted from the Taklimakan Desert during a dust storm had a significant effect on the regional climate. The ...
Earth Sciences
May 6, 2013
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Day-to-day rainfall in India might become much more variable due to climate change—potentially putting millions of poor farmers and the country's agricultural productivity at risk.
Earth Sciences
Jun 20, 2013
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As a major Earth system component, wildfire plays an important role in the Earth's terrestrial ecosystems and climate system, with significant impacts on the atmosphere, radiation effects, vegetation, surface properties, ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 21, 2023
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Fireworks atop "A" Mountain on July 4 commemorate Independence Day, but also usually mark the start of monsoon thunderstorms, according to local wisdom.
Environment
Jun 26, 2019
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The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced a new kind of climate observatory near the headwaters of the Colorado River that will help scientists better predict rain and snowfall in the U.S. West and determine how ...
Environment
Aug 25, 2021
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Plans to allocate water from the Northern Territory's (NT) Daly River to cotton plantations could be based on overly optimistic expectations about streamflow, a new study of tree rings in the area has found.
Environment
Mar 3, 2022
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Forecasting weather is tricky. Even with the most advanced technology, natural systems are so complex that meteorologists cannot accurately forecast beyond 10 days.
Environment
Apr 18, 2023
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