1. Signing of memorandum

    US and UK research centers launch major collaboration on weather and climate research

    The agreement will help the two countries increase their joint research into the complexities of climate change.

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  2. Tornado researchers catch a squall line during VORTEX2

    In the spring of 2009, researchers on the Second Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX2) field project set out across the Great Plains to study tornadoes, but that’s not the only phenomenon they observed.

    • Weather

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  3. NWSC groundbreaking

    Breaking ground on a groundbreaking center

    More than 100 people assembled on the outskirts of Cheyenne, Wyoming, on 15 June for the official kickoff of construction on the NCAR–Wyoming Supercomputing Center.

    • Supercomputing

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  4. hole-punch cloud

    Mysterious clouds produced when aircraft inadvertently cause rain or snow

    Turboprop and jet aircraft can create hole-punch clouds, which have long fascinated the public.

    • Weather

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  5. NCAR Mauna Loa Solar Observatory

    Blue skies—and more data

    NCAR’s Coronal Multichannel Polarimeter (CoMP) found a new home early this year on Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, a high-elevation paradise for astronomical observers.

    • Sun + Space Weather

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