More clustering of clouds due to higher temperatures increases the likelihood of heavy downpours.
Climate Change
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Bringing Earth's Microwave Maps into Sharper Focus
New processing capabilities improve the spatial resolution of satellite microwave data, enabling scientists to analyze trends in coastal regions and marginal ice zones.
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Major Ocean Circulation Pattern at Risk from Greenland Ice Melt
The current warming trend could mean the collapse of ocean's global conveyor belt, which would have far-reaching effects on climate around the world. But this collapse could still be avoided.
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Scientists Ponder the Way Forward Under Incoming Administration
Eos asked several attendees of the American Geophysical Union's Fall Meeting for reactions to the U.S. national election. Here are their thoughts.
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Tracking Global Change with a Cloud-Based Living Atlas
With their feet in the cloud, Descartes Labs is pushing the limit of how we study the Earth with satellite images.
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Using Isotope Fingerprints to Solve a Methane Mystery
Atmospheric methane levels are rising, and isotopic ratios within the greenhouse gas suggest that the tropics may be to blame.
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A Quest to Put Sea Level Rise Data in Your Pocket
A new climate change app uses interactive data maps to engage users and prompt the exploration of questions related to changing sea levels and climate vulnerability.
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2016 Arctic Report Card Highlights Dramatic Changes in Region
The report says that the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average.
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California’s Governor Promises to Fight for Science
Scientific efforts must ratchet up in the face of rising climate change denial, Governor Brown said to a roomful of scientists.
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A Date Under the Stars? Maybe Not with Aerosol Injection
Injecting aerosols into the atmosphere on purpose could help cool Earth, but new research shows that it could also make the night sky brighter and negatively affect human health.