The NORINDIA project sheds light on how climate change could affect monsoons, droughts, and glaciers in northern India.
Science Updates
Anticipating Cascading Effects from Climate Extremes
Preparing for High Consequence, Low Probability Events: Heat, Water & Energy in the Southwest; Tucson, Arizona, 28–29 September 2015
Investigations of Shallow Slow Slip Offshore of New Zealand
Recent and upcoming studies of the Hikurangi margin east of New Zealand shed light on previously undetectable tectonic movements.
Joint Polar Satellite System Algorithm Team Reviews Past, Future
Center for Satellite Applications and Research Joint Polar Satellite System Annual Science Team Meeting; College Park, Maryland, 24–28 August 2015
High-Resolution Climate Modeling for Regional Adaptation
High-Resolution Climate Modeling in the Northern Great Plains; Boulder, Colorado, 24–25 September 2015
Radiation Belt Processes in a Declining Solar Cycle
The Van Allen Probes began an extended mission in November to advance understanding of Earth's radiation belts.
New Interest in Reservoir Evaporation in Western United States
Reservoir Evaporation Workshop; Boulder, Colorado, 22–23 October 2015
Great Mysteries of the Earth's Magnetotail
Workshop on Magnetotail Reconnection Onset and Dipolarization Fronts; Laurel, Maryland, 16–18 September 2015
Comparing Planetary Climates to Investigate Climate Systems
Comparative Climates of Terrestrial Planets II (CCTP2 ): Understanding How Climate Systems Work; Moffett Field, California, 8–11 September 2015
Tiny Accelerometers Create Europe's First Urban Seismic Network
The system, under development in Acireale, Italy, could be used to monitor earthquakes in real time and help rescue workers focus efforts where they’re needed most.
