1. Salt Lake City

    Rising temperatures challenge Salt Lake City's water supply

    Every 1 degree Fahrenheit of future warming will mean a significant reduction in the annual flow of streams that provide water to the city.

    • Climate

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  2. Geoengineering the climate could reduce vital rains

    Shading the planet would produce drop in seasonal rains over many regions, new research finds.

    • Climate

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  3. Long-term forecasts of heat waves: illustration with 5 high pressure ridges, typical of wavenumber-5 pattern

    New research may enable longer-term forecasts of U.S. heat waves

    Scientists find that an atmospheric pattern can foreshadow the emergence of summertime heat waves in the United States more than two weeks in advance.

    • Weather

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  4. Super Science Saturday: Science is Everywhere – Free Public Event

    The public is invited for a day of science and Halloween fun at this year's event on October 26 at NCAR's Mesa Lab.

    • Education + Outreach

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  5. Supercomputer visualization of Hurricane Sandy, including near-surface winds and radar reflectivity

    New views of Sandy

    Though Hurricane Sandy struck almost a year ago, the fearsome cyclone lives on within the circuits of supercomputers that are replicating its unusual evolution and track.

    • Weather

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