Preparatory workshop for the 21st Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; Paris, France, 3 November 2015
Climate dynamics
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Predicting Intraseasonal to Seasonal Climate Variation
Tropical Precipitation System Workshop 2015; Yokohama, Japan, 3–4 September 2015
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A Big Climate Driver in a Small Ocean Basin
Scientists review Atlantic Ocean circulation variability and its applications for predicting decadal climate variation.
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Climate Change Drives Increasing Snowfall in Western Antarctica
Using ice core records from West Antarctica, researchers look back at the past 300 years of snowfall over the Amundsen Sea.
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GREAT ICE Monitors Glaciers in the Tropical Andes
An international program strengthens glaciological studies in the tropical Andes, promotes collaborative projects, and develops educational programs with local universities.
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Climate Closure
In the battle of public opinion over climate change, we can play to science's strengths by shifting tactics: Instead of struggling to prove humans are to blame, let's prove denialist fantasies wrong.
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What Drove Sea Surface Temperature Change During the Pleistocene?
New information suggests that atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration was just one of the main drivers of warming sea surface temperatures in the Pleistocene.
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Polar Warming Makes the Jet Stream Stable, Not Wavy or Blocked
An idealized climate model suggests polar warming stabilizes the jet stream and reduces atmospheric blocking at midlatitudes.
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Report Addresses Timeline for Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Levels of greenhouse gas emissions need to be limited by midcentury to keep within a 2°C increase, a new United Nations report states.