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The weather year in review: a sneak preview
Though we’re still more than two weeks from the end of 2012, it’s not too soon to get a sense of how the year will go down in meteorological annals. Some of the signals from January to November are so strong that December won’t change the outcome.
- Climate,
- Weather
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¡Hola, La Nada!
NOAA has cancelled the El Niño Watch that’s been in effect since late summer (see PDF), but this doesn't guarantee a placid U.S. winter.
- Climate,
- Weather
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Future warming likely to be on high side of climate projections, analysis finds
The new study may provide a breakthrough as scientists try to narrow the range of projections of future global warming.
- Climate
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First up: Accelerated scientific discovery
First in the queue for the NCAR-Wyoming Yellowstone system is a set of 11 computing-intensive projects tackling major problems in Earth and atmospheric science.
- Climate,
- Air Quality,
- Supercomputing,
- Weather
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Now you see El Niño, now you don’t
In recent months there’ve been hints of an El Niño on the horizon that might help quench the ongoing U.S. drought. But those hints might turn out to be as meaningless as a mirage on a parched highway.
- Climate