Weather Service winter forecast: A bit warmer, but chaotic
Expect big swings in weather this winter, government forecasters say.
Environment
Oct 17, 2019
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News tagged with weathering
Two decades of rain, snowfall from NASA's precipitation missions
NASA's Precipitation Measurement Missions (PMM) have collected rain and snowfall from space for nearly 20 years, and for the first time in 2019, scientists can access PMM's entire record as one data set.
Environment
Oct 16, 2019
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Artificial intelligence and farmer knowledge boost smallholder maize yields
Farmers in Colombia's maize-growing region of Córdoba had seen it all: too much rain one year, a searing drought the next. Yields were down and their livelihoods hung in the balance.
Other
Oct 16, 2019
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Australia could see fewer cyclones, but more heat and fire risk in coming months
Northern Australia is likely to see fewer cyclones than usual this season, but hot, dry weather will increase the risk of fire and heatwaves across eastern and southern Australia.
Environment
Oct 14, 2019
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Southern California wildfires burning unchecked
Gusting winds fueling a fast-moving wildfire in southern California showed no signs of abating Saturday as a blaze that forced the evacuation of some 100,000 people kept burning out of control.
Environment
Oct 12, 2019
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What science tells us about fire hazards facing Cape Town and its surrounds
South Africa's Cape Peninsula—home to the picturesque city of Cape Town—is part of the only region in the world with fynbos. Fynbos is the world's most diverse vegetation type – even more so than tropical rainforests.
Environment
Oct 11, 2019
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Florida mangroves reveal complex relationship between climate and natural systems
Mangroves are tropical, salt-tolerant trees that grow in the intertidal zone of coastal waters. They don't tolerate cold weather, particularly extreme freezes, during which they die and get replaced by coastal salt marshes.
Environment
Oct 11, 2019
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NASA launches satellite to explore where air meets space
NASA launched a satellite on Thursday night to explore the mysterious, dynamic region where air meets space.
Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2019
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GPS helping provide more precise precipitation predictions
Scientists are using GPS signals to measure air moisture for better weather forecasting. The method is now being incorporated into the Bureau of Meteorology's weather forecast models following successful tests over Australia, ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 10, 2019
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The last mammoths died on a remote island
The last woolly mammoths lived on Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean; they died out 4,000 years ago within a very short time. An international research team from the Universities of Helsinki and Tübingen and the Russian ...
Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 07, 2019
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