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NOAA tests next-generation wildfire detection and warning tools

July 23, 2024

Two experimental tools that will speed fire detection and warning got a week-long test run in June 2024. Hands-on simulations involved National Weather Service fire weather forecasters, state wildfire managers, researchers, and social scientists.

"Twisters" movie: NOAA tornado science and staff behind the scenes

July 23, 2024

Heading to the theater to see the new "Twisters" movie? Keep an eye out for NOAA! But remember: While it's exciting to think of chasing tornadoes, please don't attempt it yourself. These storms are deadly forces of nature.

New discovery in atmospheric chemistry helps predict methane's role in climate change

July 23, 2024

Models have overestimated atmospheric levels of hydroxyl radicals, which break down methane. A new discovery shows that water vapor reduces sunlight's availability to make hydroxyl radicals, slowing methane’s atmospheric breakdown rate.

Improving extreme rainfall predictions: the limits of high-resolution climate models

July 23, 2024

Higher-resolution models don’t consistently improve accuracy of extreme rainfall predictions, a new study finds. A better approach may balance model resolution and model intricacies.

African air quality: framework for a proactive observing and modeling strategy

July 23, 2024

Air pollution in Africa already results in 1.1 million premature deaths annually and is expected to intensify. A new study proposes a modeling and observation strategy to mitigate the hazard.

Multi-year drought and heat waves across Mexico in 2024

Haley Thiem | July 22, 2024

Mexico's worst drought since 2011 has caused water scarcity, agricultural concerns, and worsened heat waves so far in 2024.

New study finds a potential predictor for long-range US tornado forecasts

July 20, 2024

In December 2021, our nation’s most destructive winter tornado outbreak caused 89 fatalities and 672 injuries. New research finds the outbreak occurred under a prolonged negative Pacific-North American pattern.

Ten tasks of communication amidst a societal transformation

July 16, 2024

A researcher with the western Climate Adaptation Partnerships team California Nevada Adaptations Program has drawn on existing literature to develop 10 key tasks of communication amidst coastal relocation.

New model enhances El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) forecasting

July 16, 2024

Building on decades of progress in El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) modeling, researchers have developed a new model that provides accurate ENSO forecasts as much as 16–18 months in advance.

Scientists release plan for upcoming Tropical Pacific modeling and field studies

July 16, 2024

Scientists have released plans for an international effort to better predict of processes in the tropical Pacific and thereby better understand processes central to global weather and climate.

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