Report: January US climate cold and dry
(AP) -- January was colder than normal for the United States and, in a finding that will surprise many, also drier than usual.
Environment
Feb 8, 2011
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GOES Satellite Movie Captures Record-Setting February Blizzards in Washington (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- During the first two weeks of February 2010, the GOES-12 weather satellite observed a record-setting series of "Nor'easter" snow storms which blanketed the mid-Atlantic coast in two blizzards.
Earth Sciences
Mar 25, 2010
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Saddle collapse behind rapid sea level rise
Researchers from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom have uncovered the mystery behind the rapid sea level rise in the past by using climate and ice sheet models. Funded in part by a Marie Curie Action grant under ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 20, 2012
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Amid intense drought, deadly rains lash Afghanistan
Torrential rainstorms have lashed drought-stricken Afghanistan in recent days, bringing widespread flooding that has killed at least five people and washed away homes including in the capital Kabul, officials said Tuesday.
Environment
Apr 16, 2019
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Snowed in: Wolves stay put when it's snowing, study shows
Wolves travel shorter distances and move slower during snowfall events, according to new research by University of Alberta biologists. The effects were most pronounced at night, when wolves hunt, and behaviour returned to ...
Ecology
Dec 19, 2018
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Snow and bitter cold bring chaos to Germany and Britain
Freezing drivers were stranded for hours in traffic jams in Germany and COVID-19 vaccination centres were shut in Britain on Tuesday as Europe was pummelled by the heaviest snow in years.
Environment
Feb 9, 2021
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Glacier melting on Kamchatka contributed to sea rise
Scientists have quantified the glacier mass loss on the Kamchatka Peninsula; the accelerated loss in the region since the turn of the millennium is likely to increase in the short term.
Earth Sciences
Sep 7, 2022
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Stray satellite signals help measure snowfall in arid West
Climate scientists are gleaning valuable information about snowfall and droughts from errant satellite signals once considered a nuisance.
Earth Sciences
Jan 9, 2015
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Recent Nor'easter was a storm of historic proportions, says climate scientist
Last week's Nor'easter will go down in the record books as a once-in-a-lifetime event for residents across much of central New England, with record snowfall at locations from southern Connecticut to eastern Maine, says Michael ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 12, 2013
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UCLA climate study predicts dramatic loss in local snowfall
By midcentury, snowfall on Los Angeles–area mountains will be 30 to 40 percent less than it was at the end of the 20th century, according to a UCLA study released today and led by UCLA climate expert Alex Hall.
Earth Sciences
Jun 14, 2013
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