1. Stop the presses

    Even as global warming coverage declines, some journalists are connecting the dots to extreme events.

    • Climate

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  2. Colorado’s disappearing hail?

    The effects of a warming climate on hail are largely unknown, as global climate models are too coarse in resolution to simulate hailstorms in detail. But a new modeling study now tackles this subject, looking at the future of hail in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains over the coming decades.

    • Climate,
    • Weather

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  3. Linking Russia’s heat and Pakistan’s rain

    New research led by NCAR scientist Thomas Galarneau provides an in-depth analysis of two extreme weather events whose connection may come as a surprise: Russia’s intense heat wave in summer 2010 and the heavy rains that occurred simultaneously in Pakistan.

    • Climate,
    • Weather

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  4. Composite of drought-stricken land and water

    Wet and dry together

    Two climate-related indexes are helping paint a picture of the combined effects of heavy precipitation and drought.

    • Climate

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  5. Golden maple leaf casts shadow on white snow

    The October snow blitz: What made "Snowtober" so unusual?

    It wasn't all that cold, but it certainly was wet.

    • Climate,
    • Weather

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