1. Simulating seasonal snowfall over Colorado

    A new study has verified that the Weather Research and Forecasting model can depict seasonal snowfall in Colorado with a high degree of accuracy.

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  2. wildfire map

    Prescribed burns may help reduce U.S. carbon footprint

    A new study finds that prescribed burns may release substantially less carbon dioxide than wildfires of the same size.

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  3. The hydrologic link between land use changes and climate

    A new study led by NCAR scientist Peter Lawrence has found that impacts to Earth's hydrological cycle are the most important driving force in how land use changes affect climate.

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  4. UCAR Magazine

    Taking a step back: Was Copenhagen a failure?

    Clearly, the end of the Copenhagen conference isn’t the end of work on climate change—though, with regards to Winston Churchill, it might be the end of the beginning.

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  5. Image showing high temperatures over Greenland and Eurasion 14,500 years ago

    Through the past, meticulously

    In eastern Tennessee a portrait of Earth's progression from ice age to present is taking shape. Each day, up to 100 years of climatic history unfolds. By early this year, the story will be complete, thanks to some five million processing hours on supercomputers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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