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Recent study advances understanding of atmospheric rivers and Arctic climate changes

July 30, 2024

New research finds large-scale circulation shifts have helped increase atmospheric river activity, boosting summer moisture in the Arctic.

Evaluating the impact of solar radiation modification on water resources in Central Africa

July 30, 2024

A new study suggests that in a high emissions scenario where water availability could decrease up to 60 percent, solar radiation modification could increase water availability up to 50 percent.

Impacts animal feeding operations on air quality in northeastern Colorado

July 30, 2024

Cooler temperatures in the spring, autumn, and winter might significantly increase ammonium nitrate formation, potentially leading to higher levels of particulate matter.

Know who else reads the ENSO Blog? Investors!

Derek Lemoine | July 26, 2024

Interested in how ENSO may impact your investments? Our guest blogger goes over one way that ENSO impacts the financial markets.

NOAA tests next-generation wildfire detection and warning tools

July 23, 2024

Two experimental tools that will speed fire detection and warning got a week-long test run in June 2024. Hands-on simulations involved National Weather Service fire weather forecasters, state wildfire managers, researchers, and social scientists.

"Twisters" movie: NOAA tornado science and staff behind the scenes

July 23, 2024

Heading to the theater to see the new "Twisters" movie? Keep an eye out for NOAA! But remember: While it's exciting to think of chasing tornadoes, please don't attempt it yourself. These storms are deadly forces of nature.

New discovery in atmospheric chemistry helps predict methane's role in climate change

July 23, 2024

Models have overestimated atmospheric levels of hydroxyl radicals, which break down methane. A new discovery shows that water vapor reduces sunlight's availability to make hydroxyl radicals, slowing methane’s atmospheric breakdown rate.

Improving extreme rainfall predictions: the limits of high-resolution climate models

July 23, 2024

Higher-resolution models don’t consistently improve accuracy of extreme rainfall predictions, a new study finds. A better approach may balance model resolution and model intricacies.

African air quality: framework for a proactive observing and modeling strategy

July 23, 2024

Air pollution in Africa already results in 1.1 million premature deaths annually and is expected to intensify. A new study proposes a modeling and observation strategy to mitigate the hazard.

Multi-year drought and heat waves across Mexico in 2024

Haley Thiem | July 22, 2024

Mexico's worst drought since 2011 has caused water scarcity, agricultural concerns, and worsened heat waves so far in 2024.

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