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Scientists find two ways that hurricanes rapidly intensify
Scientists have identified two different modes of hurricane rapid intensification. The findings may lead to better understanding and prediction of these dangerous events.
- Weather
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NCAR to study complex ties between new transportation technologies and climate
NCAR has been awarded NSF funding to research links between new road transportation technologies and the changing climate.
- Climate,
- Weather
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Scientists gain powerful tool to scrutinize changing U.S. weather patterns
An extraordinary new dataset of high-resolution weather simulations that span more than four decades over the continental United States is now available to the Earth system science community.
- Climate,
- Weather
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NCAR experimental prediction system calls for a super El Niño this winter
Current El Niño conditions are likely to develop into one of the strongest events on record — comparable to the major El Niño of 1997-98 — according to an experimental prediction system developed for research purposes.
- Climate,
- Weather
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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