Tag: Societal Impacts
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Scientists develop new method to estimate exposure to indoor heat
An interdisciplinary team of scientists has developed an innovative method to estimate the health risks of older adults who spend time in hot indoor settings.
- Climate
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A neural network improves forecasts for severe storm hazards
NCAR is using artificial intelligence to run experimental forecasts for hail, tornadoes, and intense winds — storm hazards that can cause serious damage but that are notoriously difficult for weather models to accurately predict.
- Weather
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Paris Agreement targets could greatly reduce loss of ice sheets, glaciers
A major international study predicts that sea level rise from the melting of land ice could be halved this century if society were to limit warming to 1.5°Celsius.
- Climate,
- Supercomputing
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Ozone pollution levels dropped early in pandemic
Ozone in the lower atmosphere fell by 7% on average across the Northern Hemisphere, new research finds.
- Air Quality
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Monsoon has limited impact on Colorado mountain streamflow
As snowpack in the Rocky Mountains declines with climate change, a new study warns that summertime rains are unlikely to significantly bolster stream levels.
- Water