El Niño likely to develop this summer, says scientists
NOAA's Climate Prediction Center has issued an El Niño Watch this morning as part of its April ENSO outlook.
Environment
Apr 14, 2023
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News tagged with surface patterns
Researchers predict normal hurricane season
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season will see 11 to 15 named storms forming in the Atlantic basin, according to researchers at North Carolina State University. The Atlantic basin includes the entire Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf ...
Environment
Apr 13, 2023
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Beach erosion: Satellites reveal how climate cycles impact coastlines
Researchers from UNSW Sydney have analyzed millions of satellite photos to observe changes in beaches across the Pacific Ocean. The findings, published in Nature Geoscience today (Feb. 10), reveal for the first time how coastlines ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 11, 2023
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Four possible consequences of El Niño returning in 2023
Every two to seven years, the equatorial Pacific Ocean gets up to 3°C warmer (what we know as an El Niño event) or colder (La Niña) than usual, triggering a cascade of effects felt around the world. This cycle is called ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 27, 2023
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Experts explain slowing ocean currents
For decades, oceanographers have been measuring the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a large system of ocean currents that greatly influence Earth's climate. In recent years, the data show it is weakening. ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 16, 2022
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'Kagome' metallic crystal adds new spin to electronics
A multinational team of researchers, co-led by a City University of Hong Kong (CityU) physicist, has found that a novel metallic crystal displays unusual electronic behavior on its surface, thanks to the crystal's unique ...
General Physics
Oct 27, 2022
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NASA's S-MODE field campaign deploys to the Pacific Ocean
When the research vessel Bold Horizon sailed from Newport, Oregon, in early October, it joined a small armada of planes, drones, and other high-tech craft chasing the ocean's shapeshifting physics.
Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2022
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La Niña, 3 years in a row: A climate scientist on what flood-weary Australians can expect this summer
After weeks of anticipation, it's finally official: the Bureau of Meteorology has declared another La Niña is underway. This means Australia's east coast will likely endure yet another wet, and relatively cool, spring and ...
Environment
Sep 13, 2022
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A fluid interaction inspires a breakthrough in fluid dynamics
It's a little-known fact that tiny particles like blood cells drift sideways when moving past a rough surface, but this quirk has drawn much attention from researchers solving industrial problems.
General Physics
Aug 18, 2022
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Climate patterns thousands of miles away affect US bird migration
Every spring, migratory birds arrive in the continental United States from south and central America to breed. But precisely when they arrive each spring varies from year to year. In a NASA-led study published in the Bulletin ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2022
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