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'Missing' polar weather systems could impact climate predictions

Difficult-to-forecast polar mesoscale storms occur frequently over the polar seas, however they are missing in most climate models. Research published today in…

Climate model is first to study climate effects of Arctic hurricanes

Though it seems like an oxymoron, Arctic hurricanes happen, complete with a central “eye,” extreme low barometric pressure and towering 30-foot waves that can…

NASA Sees Tropical Cyclone Evan Batter and Drench Samoan Islands

On Dec. 14, American Samoa, Tonga and Fiji are all under warnings or alerts as Evan continues to move west. A gale warning is in effect for Tutuila and Aunuu….

NASA sees intensifying tropical cyclone moving over Samoan Islands

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite passed above intensifying tropical storm Evan in the South Pacific Ocean on Dec. 11, 2012 at 1759 UTC…

More ice loss through snowfall on Antarctica

Global warming leads to more precipitation as warmer air holds more moisture – hence earlier research suggested the Antarctic ice sheet might grow under…

International Trade in Live Corals Could Help Preserve Wild Corals and Coral Reef Ecosystems

A team of Roger Williams University (RWU), Boston University (BU), Conservation International(CI), and the New England Aquarium (NEAq) researchers has been…

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