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Webb Telescope Reveals Surprising Atmosphere Possibility on Distant Super-Hot Planet
James Webb Space Telescope discovers possible atmosphere on super-hot exoplanet TRAPPIST-1b, challenging assumptions about ...
Types of air masses in our atmosphere
Categorizing air masses is straightforward, using two letters to denote their humidity and temperature characteristics.
La Niña enters stealth mode as pattern flies under the radar
Together, El Niño and La Niña are linked to the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), which is the cycle of prevailing winds ...
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Mid-December 2024 ENSO Update: 59% Chance That Weak La Niña Conditions Will Develop Shortly
Out of the three climate possibilities—La Niña, El Niño, and neutral—forecasts say that La Niña conditions are the most likely for the November–January season (blue bar over the NDJ label, 59% chance) ...
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Extreme heat may rapidly sap the ocean’s ability to absorb CO2
The ocean carbon sink – which removes about a quarter of our emissions from the atmosphere each year – was much weaker than ...
Can Google's AI forecast model predict the weather better than models using math formulas?
Weather forecasting is not a perfect science, but Google's new weather model, GenCast, is becoming a force to be reckoned ...
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Atmospheric rivers: Nature’s massive moisture plumes return. What does that mean for New England?
The warmer the atmosphere, the more water the air can hold, which of course leads to more precipitation. Much of the evidence points to the Pacific-North American pattern, a recurring weather ...