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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.
- Climate
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Scientists to examine Pacific’s “global chimney”
Leading scientists head to the western tropical Pacific, where storms influence climate worldwide.
- Climate
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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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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?
- Weather
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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.
- Weather