climate models
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Climate Models Show El Niño Is Rapidly Strengthening
The World Meteorological Organization says a strong El Niño could drive extreme weather in many regions.
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How Studying the Clouds Can Improve Climate Models
Kara Lamb discusses her research using machine learning to study cirrus clouds and how it can increase the accuracy of climate models.
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Attribution Science: Linking Climate Change to Extreme Weather
Scientists can now determine what role climate change plays in making extreme weather events more frequent and intense.
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Researchers Strengthen Projections of Climate’s Impacts on Agriculture
Scenarios that exclude the effects of CO2 can finally be eliminated from climate change impact assessments, according to a new study.
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Jeff Fralick: Chasing Storms and Change
Always weather-obsessed, Fralick enrolled in the Sustainability Science program because he wants to take on the threats of climate change and incorporate sustainable practices into everyday life.
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Rooting Out the Errors in Climate Models To Better Predict Hurricanes
By enhancing climate models, a project will help to improve forecasts of intense hurricanes like Hurricane Florence.
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Global Climate Models For Public Health? Useful, But Not In The Way We Think
A new paper in PLOS Medicine argues that climate change projections are often misused in health impact studies: they are best suited for shaping public health policies, not for triggering operational actions on the ground.
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Artificial Intelligence—A Game Changer for Climate Change and the Environment
Artificial intelligence is helping us manage the impacts of climate change and protect the environment in many ways.
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Columbia Climate Scientist Joins Quest to ‘Make Our Planet Great Again’
The International Research Institute for Climate and Society’s Alessandra Giannini was selected as one of French President’s Macron’s climate laureates.

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