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Blocking the way
Every so often, a dome of upper-level high pressure sits in place for a few days, sometimes as long as several weeks. A major block can produce seemingly endless stretches of blazing heat or bitter cold. By the time it dissipates, it may leave behind a whole stack of broken weather records and an array of disastrous consequences.
- Weather
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NCAR colloquium looks at African weather and climate
A group of scholars and students from nine countries came together in Boulder this summer for two weeks of study dedicated to the world’s second largest and second most populous continent.
- Climate,
- Weather
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Flights can inadvertently generate rain and snow near airports
The inadvertent cloud-seeding effect occurs up to about 6 percent of the time at major airports.
- Weather