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  1. UCAR Magazine

    What's happening with methane?

    Atmospheric carbon dioxide has been increasing fairly steadily for decades, but methane has accumulated at a more erratic pace. The increase virtually stalled for much of the last decade before resuming after 2007.

    • Climate,
    • Air Quality

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  2. Group photo of PACUR members at Florida State University, 2011

    PACUR: Working for UCAR members

    The President’s Advisory Committee on University Relations is a mechanism for UCAR members to raise important community issues.

    • Education + Outreach

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  3. A tornado bears down on the Texas Panhandle.

    Torrents and droughts and twisters - oh my!

    Not all kinds of extreme weather have the same relationship with our atmosphere's increasing burden of greenhouse gas. Here's a summary of what scientists already know and what they're working to nail down.

    • Climate

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  4. Dan Satterfield, broadcast meteorologist

    Taking the heat: A weathercaster’s view

    How one weathercaster puts the weather report into a climate context.

    • Climate

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  5. An image of the Sun with orange flares.

    Keeping aircraft safe

    When a geomagnetic storm blasted Earth on January 24, commercial airlines redirected a handful of flights were originally routed to fly over the North Pole. Behind the scenes, NCAR scientists play a role in safety precautions such as these.

    • Sun + Space Weather

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