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  1. Warming hiatus? Map showing changes in global temperature since late 1970s

    Inside the warming hiatus

    The globally averaged surface air temperature hasn’t risen much in the last 15 years, but new research confirms ample heating of Earth, which becomes evident when looking at certain times of year and in particular locations, including deep in the ocean.

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  2. Examining the "global chimney" - Photo of towering storm clouds over the Pacific Ocean, Maldives

    Scientists to examine Pacific’s “global chimney”

    Leading scientists head to the western tropical Pacific, where storms influence climate worldwide.

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  3. Winter cold: Student launching a weather balloon in heavy snow during OWLes project

    Cold, hard facts

    It’s hard to escape the cold now plowing into the eastern United States. Amid all the hype, what stands out about this early winter onslaught?

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  4. Can a two-week forecast warn us of Super Bowl snow? Pictured: 1950 "Snow Bowl"

    A super forecasting challenge

    Next month’s Super Bowl will be the first ever held in an open stadium in the northern U.S. What weather might we expect two weeks from now, and how might research improve a forecast in that time range?

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  5. Snow and the Super Bowl: Chicago's worst blizzard struck in January 1967

    Forecasting the big game: 1967 vs. 2014

    If the official weather forecast holds, Sunday's Super Bowl won’t have to be postponed. But the outlook would be far more uncertain if predictions today were as primitive as they were at the time of the first Super Bowl in 1967.

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