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A new frontier in hurricane observations
A new type of disposable drone will enable scientists to collect detailed observations of intense hurricane winds that blast just above the ocean surface near the eyewall.
- Weather
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Lifesaving storm warnings for Africa's Lake Victoria
The HIGHWAY project aims to help the nations in the Lake Victoria Basin disseminate timely forecasts and warnings to those at risk.
- Weather
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Scientists predict average late winter precipitation in western Europe for the next decade
In a new study, scientists at NCAR show that the average March precipitation over the next ten years in western Europe is predictable using a novel method. The research team also issued a forecast for the coming years.
- Weather
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UCAR Congressional Briefing: Weather and climate risks to national security
A panel of experts at a congressional briefing warned that increasingly powerful hurricanes, sea level rise, and other changing aspects of Earth's climate system are posing new challenges to the U.S. military.
- Climate,
- Government Relations,
- Weather
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Climate change has altered winter precipitation across the Northern Hemisphere
A team of scientists has successfully teased out the influence of human-caused climate change on wintertime precipitation over much of the last century, showing that the warming climate has altered wintertime rainfall and snowfall across the Northern Hemisphere.
- Climate,
- Weather