those caveats aside, there is a strong inverse relationship between ENSO and winter precipitation in Alaska (see figure above), meaning El Niños are linked to lower precipitation and La Niñas tend to ...

are some useful comments on the instructor notes included with this lesson - [ CO2 levels are listed at 370 ppm in the activity write-up that can be downloaded. This needs to be updated since current ...

potentially more vulnerable to higher temperature changes than ecosystems in the temperate zone. In particular, these increases in temperature may expose the substantial stores of carbon in the region ...

range of benefits. Included case studies from across the country illustrate approaches presented in the guide. URL to Main Site for Report : Issuing Agencies : . U ...

variables allowing forecasters to get a sense of what the future hold across the ocean- atmosphere interface. (4) The Ranked Probability Score (RPSS) looks at the sum squared error of the cumulative fo ...

just to the south of the equator. This couplet expressed the rainfall effect of the close- in north-south monsoon circulation for this month. A broader rainfall deficit extended over much of the South ...

water expands and increases in volume." Another way to write this might be "As the lower atmosphere warms up due to added greenhouse gases, some of the heat is passed on to the ocean. The oceans warm ...

According to MeteoSwiss, Switzerland had its warmest October since the country began its records in 1865, with an average temperature 3.7°C above the 1991-2020 average. * Belgium tied 2001 for its war ...

pollutant but according to the IPCC, it is also the third most important greenhouse gas (after CO2 and methane). This needs to be stressed by the educator, ideally avoiding linking this to the hole i ...

thresholds. Official Friend-of-the-Blog Mike McPhaden had this to say about recurring La Niña in general and this year in specific: "The likelihood of a double-dip La Niña increases for stronger prece ...