Tag: Ocean
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Wintertime Arctic Sea ice's long-term rate of decline slows
New research by NASA and NCAR has found that increases in the rate at which Arctic sea ice grows in the winter may have partially slowed down the decline of the Arctic sea ice cover.
- Climate
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Uneven rates of sea level rise tied to climate change
The pattern of uneven sea level rise over the last quarter century has been driven in part by human-caused climate change, not just natural variability, according to a new study.
- Climate
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Experts warn of growing risks to heavily populated coastlines
A panel of experts called today for continued research investments to save lives and protect infrastructure in vulnerable coastal areas.
- Government Relations,
- Water,
- Weather
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Big data project explores predictability of climate conditions years in advance
As scientists work to forecast climate patterns from years to as much as a decade in advance, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has created a vast new set of computer simulations to help identify the types of events that are most predictable.
- Climate,
- Data
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Impacts of El Niño and La Niña to intensify as climate warms
When an El Niño or its opposite, La Niña, forms in the future, it's likely to cause more intense impacts over many land regions — amplifying changes to temperature, precipitation, and wildfire risk — due to the warming climate.
- Climate