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More Intense Non-Tropical Storms Causing Increased Rainfall in U.S. Southeast

More Intense Non-Tropical Storms Causing Increased Rainfall in U.S. Southeast

August 7, 2019
climate change   climate response  

In the Southeastern United States, the increasing amount of rain during hurricane season is coming not from hurricanes but from non-tropical storms created by weather fronts, new research finds.

More Than Rice: The Future of Food Security in Vietnam

More Than Rice: The Future of Food Security in Vietnam

July 25, 2019
climate change   climate response  

Representatives from Vietnamese government agencies and farmers’ groups came together at a workshop to discuss how to improve access to climate information for more effective decision making.

The Climate Epochs That Weren’t

The Climate Epochs That Weren’t

July 24, 2019
climate change   climate response  

Climate scientists often invoke the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age as natural worldwide climate swings predating human influences. They may not have worked the way we think.

Climate Change Could Revive Medieval Megadroughts in U.S. Southwest

Climate Change Could Revive Medieval Megadroughts in U.S. Southwest

July 24, 2019
climate change   climate response   Drought  

New research by Columbia scientists examines the factors that caused severe, long-lasting droughts in the Southwest and suggests climate change may bring a new round of megadroughts.

Robots Roaming in Antarctic Waters Reveal Why Ross Ice Shelf Melts Rapidly in Summer

Robots Roaming in Antarctic Waters Reveal Why Ross Ice Shelf Melts Rapidly in Summer

July 22, 2019
Antarctica   climate change   climate response  

A new study reveals how local factors influence the Ross Ice Shelf’s stability, refining predictions of how it will change and influence sea rise in the future.

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