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The Mid-20th Century Winter Cooling in the Eastern U.S. Explained

by Alberto Montanari 3 July 20253 July 2025

A new analysis of historical jet stream behavior reveals that increases in jet stream waviness accounted for 55-71% of winter cooling in the eastern United States from 1958 to 1988.

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ARMing SCREAM with Observations to Expose Cloud Errors

by Yun Qian 1 July 20251 July 2025

Modern ARM observations expose persistent process-level errors in a global cloud-permitting model, guiding future developments and improvements.

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Inside Volcanic Clouds: Where Tephra Goes and Why It Matters

by Federica Pardini 16 June 202512 June 2025

Monitoring and forecasting the movement of volcanic clouds is key to mitigating the impacts on communities, infrastructure, and air traffic.

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Coverage Factors Affect Urban CO2 Monitoring from Space

by Donald Wuebbles 12 June 202512 June 2025

Orbital mechanics and environmental factors limiting the ability of Orbiting Carbon Observatory missions to collect data in space and time affect city-level monitoring, reporting, and verification goals. 

Map of the ENSO in the pacific ocean with 2 equations overlain.
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Two Equations that Unlock El Niño

by Jérôme Vialard 5 June 20254 June 2025

Despite the El Niño–Southern Oscillation’s global reach and complex ocean–atmosphere interactions across timescales, two simple, elegant equations capture its key dynamics and defining properties.

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Is Your Shampoo Washing Up in Antarctica?

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 3 June 20253 June 2025

Researchers have found chemicals from personal care products like shampoo, deodorant, and laundry soap in Antarctic snow.

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Isotopes Map Hailstones’ Paths Through Clouds

by Carolyn Wilke 30 May 20253 June 2025

Hailstones have been said to bounce up and down through clouds as they grow. A new study found that many stones take much simpler paths.

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Pungent Penguin Poop Produces Polar Cloud Particles

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 22 May 202522 May 2025

The discovery highlights how penguins and other polar seabirds help shape their environments, even as they are under threat from climate change.

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The Wildest Ride on a Hurricane Hunter Aircraft

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 21 May 202521 May 2025

A 1989 flight through Hurricane Hugo tops the list for stomach-churning turbulence experienced by scientists, pilots, and crew aboard aircraft designed to fly through storms.

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Bringing Storms into Focus

by Rong Fu 19 May 202515 May 2025

A new study evaluates the performance of kilometer-scale models in predicting large tropical storms, which are key drivers of extreme rainfall and severe weather.

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Coherent, Not Chaotic, Migration in the Brahmaputra-Jamuna River

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The Mid-20th Century Winter Cooling in the Eastern U.S. Explained

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