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Amazon thunderstorms shape new pathways for cloud formationClimate

Amazon thunderstorms shape new pathways for cloud formation

The Amazon rainforest plays a crucial role in global climate regulation, not only through its carbon storage capabilities but also as a source of natural…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 5, 2024 Full article
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2024 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate ModellingNews

2024 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling

Association for Computing Machinery - ACM, today, presented a 12-member team with the ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling for their project “Boosting Earth…
SourceSourceNovember 22, 2024 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: November 12, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: November 12, 2024

Longer droughts, bigger floods: UMass Amherst Hydrologist maps the future of water in New England New England, warming faster than any other U.S. region, faces…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 12, 2024 Full article
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Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming, but at a global costScience

Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming, but at a global cost

University of California - Riverside - The Arctic is warming at an alarming rate, outpacing the global average by three to four times. However, new…
SourceSourceOctober 26, 2024 Full article
El Niño oscillations were stronger and more frequent in Earth’s ancient pastScience

El Niño oscillations were stronger and more frequent in Earth’s ancient past

A recent study from Duke University researchers reveals that the El Niño phenomenon, a warm ocean event with global climatic impact, has been occurring for…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 22, 2024 Full article
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Increasing effects of global warming on fire dynamics and public healthScience

Increasing effects of global warming on fire dynamics and public health

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research - Climate change is increasingly influencing fire behavior worldwide and intensifying fire smoke, endangering public health from air pollution…
SourceSourceOctober 22, 2024 Full article
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New insights into climate history: studying cave formations could help improve climate modelsClimate

New insights into climate history: studying cave formations could help improve climate models

A recent study reveals that our understanding of historical climate patterns, particularly in Southeast Asia, may have been more complicated than once thought, especially when…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 22, 2024 Full article
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 42, 2024Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 42, 2024

Vulnerability of Arctic-Boreal methane emissions to climate change The rapid warming of the Arctic-Boreal region has led to the concern that large amounts of methane…
SourceSourceOctober 20, 2024 Full article
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Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impactClimate

Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impact

Researchers from Dartmouth College have uncovered how fossil fuel emissions have profoundly impacted the Arctic’s atmospheric chemistry. Their findings show that pollution reaches the region…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 25, 2024 Full article
Permafrost thawing
Permafrost thawing set to trigger surge in northern wildfiresClimate

Permafrost thawing set to trigger surge in northern wildfires

A new study predicts that global warming will accelerate the thawing of permafrost, leading to a dramatic rise in wildfires across northern regions, including the…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 24, 2024 Full article
Global summit to leverage supercomputing for advanced climate modelingNews

Global summit to leverage supercomputing for advanced climate modeling

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is set to host the International Climate Computer Summit from September 29 to October 2, 2024, bringing together over 100…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 17, 2024 Full article
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Unprecedented warming threatens earth’s lakes and their ecosystemsClimateScience

Unprecedented warming threatens earth’s lakes and their ecosystems

By Institute for Basic Science Lakes, with their rich biodiversity and important ecological services, face a concerning trend: rapidly increasing temperatures. A recent study published…
SourceSourceJuly 12, 2024 Full article
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Fires and climate are changing. Science needs to change too.ClimateScience

Fires and climate are changing. Science needs to change too.

By North Carolina State University A new white paper on the many ways wildfires affect people and the planet makes clear that as fires become…
SourceSourceJuly 11, 2024 Full article
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New computer algorithm supercharges climate models and could lead to better predictions of future climate changeScience

New computer algorithm supercharges climate models and could lead to better predictions of future climate change

Earth System Models – complex computer models which describe Earth processes and how they interact – are critical for predicting future climate change. By simulating…
SourceSourceMay 1, 2024 Full article