Tag: Societal Impacts
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Let the forecasting games begin
As athletes worldwide prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympics, the best of the best in weather research are also gearing up for a friendly competition. Several international weather research and forecasting organizations will collaborate to provide high-resolution forecast information for Olympics organizers as well as test the capabilities of experimental air quality and weather forecasting models.
- Air Quality
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Experts available to explain solar eclipse
Eclipse experts are available to discuss eclipses, why eclipses are important for studying the Sun, and what research NSF NCAR is participating in during the April 8, 2024 eclipse.
- Sun + Space Weather
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Monitoring African copper and cobalt mining emissions from space
Emissions associated with mining operations in Africa’s Copperbelt can be quantified from space, according to new research. Mining for copper and cobalt in Africa has rapidly increased, the latter in response to growing global demand for electric vehicles, laptops, smartphones, and other devices that rely on lithium-ion batteries, the vast majority of which contain cobalt.
- Air Quality
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Research confirms non-white urban residents face more heat stress
An advanced computer modeling technique reveals that non-white and lower-income residents of U.S. cities face greater heat stress.
- Climate,
- Weather
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City dwellers will face more extreme precipitation in the future
Researchers examine the potential for urban areas to experience heavier rainfall and flooding risks in the future.
- Climate,
- Weather