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Tiny Particles in Wild Fire Smoke Might Change Climate Model Predictions

Mila Luleva — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:15:47 +0000

A team of scientists from Michigan Technological University have found missing variables from current climate models that can change the outcome significantly. These are soot and tar balls, particles that enter the atmosphere as a result of wild fires. The summer season is always associated with high temperatures, heat waves, drought and consequently wild fires. […]

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Climate Predictions May Be Inaccurate Unless Polar Mesoscale Storms Considered

Leigh Hutchens — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:58:38 +0000

Researchers at the University of East Anglia and the University of Massachusetts predict that intense, small-scale polar storms may impact climate predictions. These polar events, called mesoscale storms, are difficult to predict and have previously been missing from most climate models. Findings detailed in the journal Nature Geoscience reveal how polar mesoscale storms can produce […]

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Eastern US Climate Change – Hotter and Wetter by 2057

Benji Jerew — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:58:29 +0000

Weather reports are typically not as accurate as we’d like them to be, and we wonder if we should pack our umbrellas or not. Thankfully, umbrellas are getting smaller, and meteorology is getting smarter, but still, forecasts weeks in advance aren’t nearly as accurate as tomorrow’s. Considering climate change, we’ve already seen temperature increases and […]

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