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Rain-on-snow flood risk to increase in many mountain regions of the western US, Canada

News From the Field

Radar better than weather balloon for measuring boundary layer

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Astronomers blown away by historic stellar blast

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New clues to origins of mysterious atmospheric waves in Antarctica

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Scientists fly above wildfires this summer to clarify chemistry of smoke

News Release

Rapid cloud clearing phenomenon could provide another piece of climate puzzle

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Abrupt cloud clearing events over southeast Atlantic Ocean are new piece in climate puzzle

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Atlantic circulation is not collapsing -- but as it shifts gears, warming will reaccelerate

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NSF-supported researchers to present new results on hurricanes and other extreme events

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Scientists study connection between Great Plains precipitation and agricultural irrigation

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Machine learning may be a game-changer for climate prediction

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New method makes weather forecasts right as rain

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To forecast winter rainfall in Los Angeles, look to New Zealand in the summer

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To forecast winter rainfall in the Southwest, look to New Zealand in the summer

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Statement on National Academies sexual harassment study

Press Statement

New tools reveal prelude to chaos

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New NSF special report released ahead of World Oceans Day: Catch a Wave! The Science of Summer

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Catch a Wave! The Science of Summer

Special Report

UMD-led study shows how Earth slows the solar wind to a gentle breeze

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New theory finds 'traffic jams' in jet stream cause abnormal weather patterns

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Hurricanes: Stronger, slower, wetter in the future?

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Hurricanes: A bit stronger, a bit slower and a lot wetter in a warmer climate

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Lightning in the eyewall of a hurricane beamed antimatter toward the ground

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A bolt of insight

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Pollution-related disease presents global environmental challenge

Discovery

Record-breaking ocean heat fueled Hurricane Harvey

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The changing chemistry of the Amazonian atmosphere

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New technique more accurately reflects ponds on Arctic sea ice

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NSF announces 2018 winners for Generation Nano: Superheroes Inspired by Science

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