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Researchers pinpoint the conditions that contributed to record-breaking Pacific hurricane development.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Why 2015 Was a Big Hurricane Year for the Eastern North Pacific

by Sarah Stanley 6 October 20168 March 2022

Record-breaking oceanic and atmospheric conditions led to a remarkable season in a key Pacific hurricane development region.

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Eliminating Uncertainty One Cloud at a Time

by S. Hall 3 October 20163 February 2022

The impact of clouds on climate change has been a scientific mystery for decades. Now researchers are fighting to gain the upper hand.

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Switching to Drought-Tolerant Plants Could Alter Urban Climates

by Sarah Stanley 30 September 201628 October 2022

In Los Angeles, replacing lawns with native plants that need less water could lead to hotter days and cooler nights.

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Tide Gauge Records May Underestimate 20th Century Sea Level Rise

by L. Crane 29 September 20161 November 2021

Tide gauges can help measure sea level change, but their limited locations and short records make it hard to pinpoint trends. Now researchers are evaluating the instruments' limitations.

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Mapping Water and Heat Deep Under Long Valley Caldera

by L. Crane 29 September 201611 January 2022

Researchers use electrical resistivity to find the heat source and reservoir feeding Long Valley Caldera's labyrinthine hydrothermal system.

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Jupiter's Auroras Recharge Between Solar Storms

by Mark Zastrow 21 September 20164 May 2022

New research suggests that Jupiter's magnetic field replenishes its stock of plasma during lulls in solar activity, creating spectacular displays when a solar storm hits.

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All Earthquakes Are Created Equal

by L. Crane 19 September 20162 December 2022

A study of the development of earthquakes shows that the size of the initial rupture does not determine its intensity or range later on.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Air-Sea Interactions Influence Major Southern Wind Belt

by Sarah Stanley 13 September 201612 January 2022

Ocean and atmospheric data provide evidence for how sea surface temperatures affect the Southern Annular Mode.

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Melting Ice Could Reveal Toxic Cold War Era Waste in Greenland

by Lauren Lipuma 7 September 2016

Unforeseen political disputes could arise as countries assess who's responsible for the cleanup of the Cold War relics.

The stratosphere, seen here as the blue region above the red-orange troposphere, sports a mysterious wind anomaly in its quasi-biennial oscillation, scientists say.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mysterious Anomaly Interrupts Stratospheric Wind Pattern

by Sarah Stanley 2 September 201629 March 2022

For the first time, scientists have observed a deviation from the typical alternating pattern of easterly and westerly winds in the equatorial stratosphere.

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