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A map of the Pacific Northwest and southwestern Canada showing the anomalous heat wave of 2021. Much of Washington and Oregon, except for the coastal or mountainous areas, shows temperatures in red, designating heat exceeding 20°C with maximum temperatures recorded at 69°C in Washington State.
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Machine Learning Could Improve Extreme Weather Warnings

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 11 October 202411 October 2024

A deep learning technique could reduce the error in 10-day weather forecasts by more than 90%, allowing communities to better prepare for extreme events such as heat waves.

Maps of a storm system
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Putting Accessibility on the Map

Rachel Crowell, Science Writer by Rachel Crowell 7 October 20247 October 2024

New research demonstrates how to make radar maps more easily interpretable for people with color vision deficiency.

从太空看到的南极光(南半球上空的极光)
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太空飓风在南半球盘旋,夏季尤甚

by Rebecca Dzombak 28 August 202428 August 2024

先前对最近发现的空间天气事件的研究主要集中在北半球。新的研究表明,每年有数十次飓风袭击南半球。

A curved tornado kicking up a brown plume of dirt beneath a dark gray sky
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The Surprising Factor Making the United States a Tornado Hot Spot

by Sushmita Pathak 16 August 202414 August 2024

The roughness of terrain far upstream of where tornadoes occur can affect their formation. It could be what drives the contrast in tornado activity between North and South America.

2 world maps overlain with a color gradient.
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Past and Future Changes in Atmospheric Clear-Air Turbulence

by William J. Randel 15 August 202412 August 2024

A new study evaluates long-term changes in atmospheric clear-air turbulence based on meteorological reanalysis and climate model simulations.

Vertical velocity map.
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New Method Reveals Hidden Structures in Clear-Sky Vertical Motion

by Sarah Kang 7 August 20245 August 2024

High-resolution satellite data reveal unexpected, highly heterogeneous vertical motions in the clear-sky atmosphere, with a new method proposed for measuring these motions.

A simulated image of clouds over the Pacific Ocean and the Americas.
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Modeling Earth Systems at a Quintillion Calculations per Second

by Rebecca Owen 6 August 20246 August 2024

I SCREAM, you SCREAM, we all SCREAM for faster climate modeling.

Aurora australis (aurora over the Southern Hemisphere) seen from space
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Space Hurricanes Swirl in the Southern Hemisphere, Mostly in Summer

by Rebecca Dzombak 31 July 202428 August 2024

Previous studies of the recently discovered space weather feature focused on the Northern Hemisphere. Dozens hit the Southern Hemisphere each year, new research shows.

Figure showing simulation from the study.
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Equation Discovery for Subgrid-Scale Closures

by Tapio Schneider 24 July 202424 July 2024

Machine learning can discover closure equations for fluid simulations. A new study finds that common algorithms rediscover known, unstable closures, which can be stabilized with higher-order terms.

Figure from the study showing a map and globe.
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Ocean Impacts on European Winter Weather

by Hannah Christensen 16 July 202416 July 2024

State-of-the-art high-resolution models are needed to reveal the ocean’s role in driving extra-tropical weather systems.

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