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Reliability of El Niño simulation matters for predicting future climate

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Research links ancient Southeast Asia megadrought to drying in Africa

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Atmospheric scientists study fires to resolve ice question in climate models

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Scientists create world's most detailed tornado simulations

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Climate change projected to increase seasonal East African rainfall

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Researchers find link between Atlantic hurricanes and weather system in East Asia

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Researchers offer look into 'central engine' powering a solar flare

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Climate intervention offers some crop benefits, but abruptly ending it may backfire

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Texas will soon face driest conditions of last 1,000 years

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Future Texas hurricanes: Fast like Ike or slow like Harvey?

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Knowledge of severe storm patterns may improve tornado warnings

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Climate change could dramatically reduce US snowstorms

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Atmospheric scientists identify cleanest air on Earth in first-of-its-kind study

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Study shows that dry air drives overlooked changes in how plants use water

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Search-and-rescue algorithm identifies hidden 'traps' in ocean waters

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Spring rains: A surprising source of pollen

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Even small disturbances can trigger catastrophic hurricanes, researchers find

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Glacial ice will likely hold records of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say

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'Gargantuan' hail in Argentina may have smashed world record

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Climate-driven megadrought is emerging in western US, study finds

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Research expedition faces extreme conditions in fast-changing Arctic

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Earth's atmosphere far dustier than previously believed

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Soot may be half the problem when it comes to cookstoves

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Steering a (virtual) hurricane: New model gives scientists more control

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The life and death of one of America's most mysterious trees

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Indian Ocean phenomenon spells climate trouble for Australia

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Scientists demonstrate that cloud seeding can generate snowfall

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Driven by Earth's orbit, climate changes in Africa may have aided human migration

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Aerosols have an outsized impact on extreme weather

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Solar Science: Exploring the power of our closest star

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