As MJO passes, Atlantic basin could become more favorable for development in July

I don’t often get onto sub-seasonal oscillations on here for a handful of reasons… 1. I don’t know as much as I wished I did about them 2. In general, it doesn’t apply to everyday…

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Hurricane speed debate highlights how the scientific community works

If tropical cyclones are – in general – slowing down, that could have some pretty dramatic impacts in the future. But the science isn’t settled. Let’s take a look… A quick preamble If you caught…

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Ask NASA: New Arctic Lakes could increase atmospheric Methane

Your browser does not support the video tag. For centuries, a massive store of carbon has been locked underground in the Arctic’s permanently frozen soil known as permafrost. As Earth’s climate continues to warm, that…

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Ask NASA: Evaluating the new threats to Earth’s Ozone layer

Your browser does not support the video tag. Scientists are closely monitoring positive signs of recovery of the Earth’s stratospheric ozone layer, which is depleted by the use of chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) for a…

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Ask NASA: How will a changing climate affect food production?

Your browser does not support the video tag. Will climate change drastically reduce our food production, or will it change what we produce? This question was posed to Goddard Space Flight Center’s Molly Brown as…

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