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Engineers decommissioning an ocean bottom seismometer and differential pressure gauge
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Streamlining Rapid Tsunami Forecasting

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 23 May 20168 December 2022

With enough sensors, traditional forecasting methods could be replaced by models continuously updated with real-time wave data.

Estimated pattern of multidecadal internal variability in (top) Pacific and (bottom) Atlantic sea surface temperatures.
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Was the Recent Slowdown in Surface Warming Predictable?

by Terri Cook 11 May 20163 February 2023

The temporary deceleration in warming across the Northern Hemisphere earlier this century could not have been foreseen by statistical forecasting methods, a new study concludes.

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Electrons Thrown Off Course in Near-Earth Magnetic Reconnection

by A. K. Higginson 26 April 201618 July 2023

NASA Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission detects energy differences in electrons scattered by magnetic reconnection.

Image of Hurricane Irene captured from aboard the International Space Station.
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What Causes Long-Term North Atlantic Surface Temperature Cycles?

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 25 April 201625 January 2023

New evidence strengthens a likely link between 20- to 40-year sea surface temperature fluctuations and varying ocean circulation patterns.

A volcanic ash plume dwarfs the city of Puerto Montt in southern Chile just after the start of the eruption of Calbuco volcano on 22 April 2015.
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Volcanic Lightning Could Aid Hazard Response During Eruptions

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 15 April 201627 February 2024

Lightning and ash plume dynamics reflected eruption behavior and signaled the onset of fast-moving rock and gas flows during the 2015 eruption of Chile's Calbuco volcano.

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Improving the Identification of Extreme Precipitation Trends in the U.S.

by Terri Cook 14 April 201628 February 2023

By greatly reducing the associated uncertainty, a new model is better able to discern statistically significant trends, offering the potential to improve the seasonal forecasting of rare events.

NASA-2015-Record-Warm-Global-Year-Since-1880
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Researchers Attribute Human Influence on Climate Back to 1930s

by Lauren Lipuma 11 April 201613 February 2023

A new study finds that humans likely have triggered the last 16 record-breaking hot years on Earth, up to 2014.

Satellite photo of Japan
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Earthquakes May Prevent Underwater Landslides

by David Shultz 4 April 201621 July 2022

Smaller quakes around the active edge of continental plates may contribute to increased stability by promoting compaction and solidifying the top 100 meters of seafloor sediment.

Seismic wave velocity structure in deep Earth revealed through seismic tomography.
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Massive Ancient Tectonic Slab Found Below the Indian Ocean

Cody Sullivan by C. Sullivan 1 April 201611 January 2022

Scientists discover a surprisingly positioned tectonic plate, buried below the southern Indian Ocean, that spans the entire mantle.

Livestock account for about a third of methane emissions in the United States, according to a new study.
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U.S. Methane Emissions on the Rise

by S. Kelleher 22 March 20162 November 2021

Data suggest that the United States may be responsible for half of global methane increase in the past decade.

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