1. Climate and extreme weather: cracked, dry soil in Colorado

    Extreme weather in a changing climate: Asking the right questions

    Scientists propose a new approach for determining the influence of climate change on aspects of extreme weather events.

    • Climate

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  2. Hydrologic model lets users decide: side-by-side grid and basin maps

    Have it your way: New hydrologic model lets the user decide

    The SUMMA model lets users make individual decisions about how to treat a vast range of variables. This customizing allows users to mimic existing models or create something entirely new.

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  3. Map showing NCAR ensemble forecast with results from 10 members

    Storm-proven forecasting gets yearlong trial

    NCAR scientists are generating daily, high-resolution ensemble forecasts for the continental U.S. and making them available online.

    • Supercomputing,
    • Weather

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  4. NCAR S-Pol Portable Doppler radar; will be used to study nighttime thunderstorms

    Scientists tackle mystery of thunderstorms that strike at night

    Researchers armed with more than 100 scientific instruments will spend six weeks this summer probing nocturnal thunderstorms on the Great Plains.

    • Weather

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  5. Exposure to extreme heat could rise: Graph shows regional increases

    Exposure of U.S. population to extreme heat could quadruple by mid-century

    The interaction of a warming climate with a growing, shifting population could subject more people to sweltering conditions.

    • Climate

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