New NCAR-Wyoming supercomputer to accelerate scientific discovery
New system will advance nation’s understanding of geosciences
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Climate change puts hundreds of coastal airports at risk of flooding
Even a modest sea level rise, triggered by increasing global temperatures, would place 100 airports below mean sea level by 2100, a new study has found
Read moreResearch Confirms Increase in River Flooding and Droughts in U.S., Canada
Regional study describes changes in extreme streamflow over last century
Read moreSurveys identify relationship between waves, coastal cliff erosion
Study shows waves, rainfall important parts of erosion process, providing new opportunity to improve forecasts
Read moreDroughts, viruses and road networks: Trends that will impact our forests
A new UCPH study assembled an array of experts to highlight major trends that will impact the world’s forests, and the people living around them, in the decade ahead; these trends include drought, viral outbreaks and vast infrastructure expansions across
Read moreSemper floats! Marines use sensor buoys to better understand ocean battlespace
ARLINGTON, Va.–Flying several thousand feet above the Pacific Ocean, an air crew and a scientist from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Fire-resistant tropical forest on brink of disappearance
A new study led by researchers in the Geography Department at Swansea University reveals the extreme scale of loss and fragmentation of tropical forests, which once covered much of the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan.
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Research on Indonesia shows effect of human modification
Read moreChange in global precipitation patterns as a result of climate change
Variation in temperature differences between tropics and polar regions plays a fundamental role in controlling atmospheric circulation and in consequence is a potential future cause of regional climate change
Read moreCOVID-19 spread increases when UV levels decrease
Seasonal changes in UV may alter the spread of COVID but not as much as social distancing
Read moreExpect fewer, but more destructive landfalling tropical cyclones
A study based on new high-resolution supercomputer simulations, published in this week’s issue of the journal Science Advances , reveals
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Delayed Arctic ice advance tracked back to atmospheric conditions near Alaska months prior
Experts in Japan recently discovered that atmospheric conditions near Alaska can affect sea ice conditions in the Arctic Ocean months later.
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