In recent decades, extreme events become more intense and frequent in the context of global warming, and the Asian monsoon region has become one of the most affected areas.
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Jun 25, 2021
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Rainfall associated with the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), the belt of converging trade winds and rising air that encircles the Earth near the Equator, affects the food and water security of approximately 1 billion ...
Environment
Jun 22, 2021
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Summer rainfall on the Tibetan Plateau is highly predictable on multiyear timescales in large ensemble predictions, according to a research team led by Zhou Tianjun from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) of the Chinese ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 9, 2021
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Climate experts warn that, without urgent action, climate change will continue to cause an increase in the intensity of extreme rainfall that can lead to severe flooding.
Environment
Jun 7, 2021
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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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Heavy precipitation can cause large economic, ecological, and human life losses. Therefore, it's critical to accurately model and predict heavy precipitation events.
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May 17, 2021
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A powerful cyclone roaring in the Arabian Sea was moving toward India's western coast on Monday as authorities tried to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people and suspended COVID-19 vaccinations in one state.
Environment
May 17, 2021
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To better understand how and where groundwater is recharged on Hawaiʻi Island, a team of earth and atmospheric scientists from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa looked to the source—rainfall. In a published study, the ...
Earth Sciences
May 10, 2021
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A new method to trigger rain in places where water is scarce is being tested in the United Arab Emirates using unmanned drones that were designed and manufactured at the University of Bath. The drones carry an electric charge ...
Environment
May 6, 2021
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During the summer of 2020, especially June and July, periods of extreme heavy rainfall occurred in China's Yangtze River Valley (YRV). These rain events caused the severest floods for the region since the summer of 1998. ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 28, 2021
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