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A small brown and gray mouse, Abrothrix hirta, sits on green grass strewn with a few brown leaves. The mouse faces left and is photographed in profile.
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Rain Makes Skulls Bigger—in Mice

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 4 October 202228 October 2022

New research shows how regional weather, shaped by towering mountain ranges, might influence the size and shape of local rodents.

A map showing global land cover and two graphs.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Vegetation Carries the Signature of Recent Precipitation

by Valeriy Ivanov 3 October 202228 September 2022

Vegetation response to precipitation is important for near-term weather predictability, and researchers show that such a response can occur within a few days and last up to two months.

One of two fire-generated vortices at the 2021 Dixie Fire
Posted inNews

Chasing Fire Tornadoes for Science

by Emily Shepherd 6 September 20226 September 2022

Recent research suggests fire-generated vortices are always present during wildfires.

Four radar reflectivity diagrams.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Advanced Real-Time Prediction of Storms With 30-Second Refresh

by Jiwen Fan 19 August 202228 September 2022

A new-generation weather radar and a massive supercomputing system enables forecasts of storms refreshed every 30 seconds, a significant development in severe weather prediction.

Data from the J-OFURO3 satellite product showing monthly sea surface temperature variations across the global ocean. The red colors indicate sea surface temperature swings from month to month that are typically larger than 1.5°C, while dark blues and purples indicate variations that are typically smaller than 0.5°C.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Spatial Scale Shapes the Ocean and Atmosphere’s Influence on the Climate

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 9 August 20229 August 2022

Researchers measured the processes driving heat exchange between the Pacific Ocean and the atmosphere.

Graphs showing the vertical profiles of the error in shortwave downwelling flux, upwelling flux, and heating rates computed from fluxes.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Machine Learning Emulation of Atmospheric Radiative Transfer

by Jiwen Fan 2 August 202213 February 2023

Using machine learning to represent sub-grid processes in weather and climate models holds promise, but also faces challenges. Incorporating physical knowledge can help.

A strong wind blows on the coastal city of Maputo, Mozambique.
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Severe Storms Expose Ill-Equipped Weather Stations in Southeast Africa

by Munyaradzi Makoni 16 June 202220 September 2022

The lack of infrastructure is preventing scientists from robustly reporting meteorological information as well as communicating warnings about hazard-prone areas.

Image showing composite polar vortex structure for disturbed conditions.
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Simulating Surface Impacts of Stratospheric Sudden Warmings

by William J. Randel 10 June 202221 December 2022

New evaluations of climate model simulations show how the stratosphere polar vortex couples to surface weather.

Three red saildrones with built-in solar panels float in a line in the water beside a dock.
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An Unprecedented View Inside a Hurricane

by Gregory R. Foltz, Chidong Zhang, Christian Meinig, Jun A. Zhang and Dongxiao Zhang 6 May 20226 April 2023

To improve future tropical cyclone forecasts, researchers sent a remotely operated saildrone into the extreme winds and towering waves around the eye of a category 4 hurricane.

Aerial view created of a forest with lidar—with trees artificially colored in many colors—as well as buildings and open spaces in part of Yosemite National Park
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A Lidar’s-Eye View of How Forests Are Faring

by Van R. Kane, Liz Van Wagtendonk and Andrew Brenner 29 April 202222 December 2022

Success in Yosemite is driving the wider use of lidar surveys to support forest health and wildfire resilience, study wildlife habitats, and monitor water resources.

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