Science Spotlights
Science Spotlights
Urban and Chemistry Modeling for Tropical Cities
Key messages from "Development of an Integrated Modeling Framework for Visibility and Air Quality Forecasting in Delhi," by A. Jayakumar...
Science Spotlights
The 2022 NASA CPEX-CV Campaign
Key messages from "Dust, Convection, Winds, and Waves: The 2022 NASA CPEX-CV Campaign," by Edward P. Nowottnick (NASA Goddard Space...
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Hot Times in the City
PROBLEM: Assessing the health impacts of heat in cities can be challenging, because urban temperature measurements are often taken at...
From AMS Journals
Tornado Warnings Are Less Likely to Engage Spanish-Speaking Populations
A new BAMS article finds U.S. Spanish speakers are “less likely than English speakers to receive, understand, and respond to tornado watches and warnings."
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Migrating Droughts
“Climate doesn’t respect national borders. We’re more interconnected than we thought.” — Enrique Vivoni of Arizona State University, on new...
Papers of Note
Amplified Land-Lake Thermal Contrast May Change Local Weather in a Warmer Climate
A summary of “Global Land-Lake Thermal Contrast in a Warming World,” by Heng Lyu (Yale, and Nanjing University of Information...
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A Categorical Call for Change
“I’m fairly optimistic that now is the time.” — Jennifer Collins of the University of South Florida, advocating for a...
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Eruptions of Rain
Q: While the effects of volcanic eruptions on Earth’s temperature are well known, their impacts on flooding have not been...
Science Spotlights
Chasing Windstorms in Coastal Mountains
Key messages from "The Sundowner Winds Experiment (SWEX) in Santa Barbara, California: Advancing Understanding and Predictability of Downslope Windstorms in...
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Exploring a Frozen Frontier’s Chemistry
Key messages from "Overview of the Chemistry in the Arctic: Clouds, Halogens, and Aerosols (CHACHA) Field Campaign,” by Jose D....
