In recent decades, there have been more intense North Atlantic hurricanes. A new study compares climate models to see whether they can attribute increasing potential intensity to human activity.
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Modeling the Subsurface Hydrology of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Firn aquifers—pockets of meltwater beneath the surface of an ice sheet—could have far-reaching impacts on subglacial hydrology, a new study finds.
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Creating Icebergs in Ocean Models Coupled to Ice Shelves
Modeling icebergs as Lagrangian elements held together by numerical bonds provides insights into coupled exchanges of heat, freshwater, and momentum between large icebergs and the ocean.
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Improving Climate Predictions over Decades
Several factors make long-term climate predictions difficult. New research looks at how to improve model predictability by separating climate signals from the noise.
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Modeling Tsunamis with Social Media
Video footage gathered from social media is used to reconstruct the timing and likely source(s) of the tsunami generated by the 2018 Palu earthquake.
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Translating Climate Models to the Language of Paleoclimate Data
A new model will help climate models better interpret paleoclimate reconstructions derived from lake sediment and could improve predictions of future climatic conditions.
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New Study Shifts Paradigm of Coastal Sediment Modeling
A new model improves predictions for sediment movement in vegetated shoreline zones and reveals a universal predictor that could change the understanding of coastal landscape evolution.
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Did a Volcanic Eruption in 1783 Change the Climate in Europe?
A new model of the Laki eruption in Iceland suggests that normal climate variability was to blame for the anomalously warm summer.
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Can Patches of Cold Air Cause Thunderstorms to Cluster?
Small-scale collisions between pools of cold air may play an important role in organizing hurricanes and other crucial atmospheric phenomena, according to newly developed conceptual models.
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Predicting Wave Wash Overs for Sea Turtle Nests
To better protect coastal species, researchers developed a model that predicts harmful wash overs with 83% accuracy.