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Department:February 18, 2021Our planet’s history includes episodes of cold so extreme that glaciers reached sea level in equatorial regions.
Department:February 2, 2021A single sensor deployed on a light-rail public train could provide as much information about the city's carbon dioxide emissions as 30 stationary monitoring stations, at a fraction of the cost.
Keeping score: The groundhog vs. the temperature record, 2021
Department:February 2, 2021Source:Comparing the groundhog‘s shadow to U.S. national temperature observations, Punxsutawney Phil has been right five years over 2011–2010. As for 2021, only time will tell.
Department:February 1, 2021The February 2021 outlook favors a colder- and wetter-than-average month for much of the northern and central United States.
Cooling effect of clouds generated by shipping overestimated, study says
Department:January 29, 2021Low hanging clouds that hover over large areas of the world’s oceans exert a cooling influence on climate by reflecting solar radiation back to space. Some have suggested that humans could offset...
Department:January 28, 2021A rapidly warming stratosphere and swirling polar vortexes, oh my! What is going on so far this winter? Three stratosphere experts help us sort it out.
Frigid Arctic air outbreaks may be predictable, new research suggests
Department:January 28, 2021There’s a saying among climate scientists: What happens in the Arctic doesn’t necessarily stay in the Arctic.
That’s especially true when a sudden warming of the polar stratosphere --...
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