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This winter produced record snowfall in California, but a new study suggests the state should expect gradually declining snowpacks, even if punctuated with occasional epic snowfalls, in the future.

This winter produced record snowfall in California, but a new study suggests the state should expect gradually declining snowpacks, even if punctuated with occasional epic snowfalls, in the future.

105 articles in 60 journals by 644 contributing authors Physical science of climate change, effects

Climate change will push snow higher in California's Sierra Nevada by the second half of the century, bringing more winter rain and faster mountain runoff.

Even with record snowfall this winter in California, a study released Thursday by researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography found the state should expect declining snowfalls punctuated with high-volume snow events.

Open access notables Visiting online haunts of climate science rejectionists reveals a nexus of anxieties in some sections of the public: climate change and population migration. Judging from connections formed in headlines and article texts, one could easily conclude that readers fears are being exploited; its not hard to find content implying that the concept of climate change is a subterfuge to justify opening borders to foreigners. Given what we know of developing physical effects of cl...

Using data from two NOAA satellites, University of Arizona researchers developed an algorithm for measuring wind via water vapor.

125 articles in 60 journals by 641 contributing authors Observations of climate change, effects

A new algorithm for measuring wind speed and direction uses data from water vapor. It could help predict extreme weather events.

Open access notables Sea level rise (SLR) as a result of our atmospheric accident is a certainty; the outcome well realize sits between brackets restng far above zero. For any country with a sea coast— particularly those with a combination of human presence and low coastal elevations— theres more or less urgent need to figure out how accomodate encroachment. We get one chance to optimize this work and it wont be easy even with the best information. So, useful information we should kn...